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This is my homeland, he says, and I have no intention to leave, even if Trump provides me with the best of everything somewhere else. He went on to point out that the graves of his family killed during the war are in Gaza, and he won't leave them, and that his children were also killed and remain buried under the rubble in Gaza.
This is my homeland, he says, and I have no intention to leave, even if Trump provides me with the best of everything somewhere else. He went on to point out that the graves of his family killed during the war are in Gaza, and he won't leave them, and that his children were also killed and remain buried under the rubble in Gaza.
Yeah, we have. You know, like you said, Gaza is largely destroyed and life there is really difficult right now. Here's 30-year-old Yahya Barakat. He said he would leave if given the chance. My home is gone. My life is gone. My future is gone, he says. If I can find a country that embraces me, provides me with safety, I will go.
Yeah, we have. You know, like you said, Gaza is largely destroyed and life there is really difficult right now. Here's 30-year-old Yahya Barakat. He said he would leave if given the chance. My home is gone. My life is gone. My future is gone, he says. If I can find a country that embraces me, provides me with safety, I will go.
Yeah, we have. You know, like you said, Gaza is largely destroyed and life there is really difficult right now. Here's 30-year-old Yahya Barakat. He said he would leave if given the chance. My home is gone. My life is gone. My future is gone, he says. If I can find a country that embraces me, provides me with safety, I will go.
You know, it's important to note that as of right now, Palestinians can't leave Gaza and haven't been able to for much of the war. It's an area surrounded by walls and fences and then the sea on one side. And Israel controls who gets in or out. So the idea that anyone could just leave isn't realistic and hasn't been for quite a while.
You know, it's important to note that as of right now, Palestinians can't leave Gaza and haven't been able to for much of the war. It's an area surrounded by walls and fences and then the sea on one side. And Israel controls who gets in or out. So the idea that anyone could just leave isn't realistic and hasn't been for quite a while.
You know, it's important to note that as of right now, Palestinians can't leave Gaza and haven't been able to for much of the war. It's an area surrounded by walls and fences and then the sea on one side. And Israel controls who gets in or out. So the idea that anyone could just leave isn't realistic and hasn't been for quite a while.
The idea of being relocated is a very emotional and unsettling one for Palestinians. Historically, Palestinians have been displaced or forcibly moved from their land and then never been allowed to return, including most Palestinians living in Gaza right now. They're refugees from what was once Palestinian land and is now Israel.
The idea of being relocated is a very emotional and unsettling one for Palestinians. Historically, Palestinians have been displaced or forcibly moved from their land and then never been allowed to return, including most Palestinians living in Gaza right now. They're refugees from what was once Palestinian land and is now Israel.
The idea of being relocated is a very emotional and unsettling one for Palestinians. Historically, Palestinians have been displaced or forcibly moved from their land and then never been allowed to return, including most Palestinians living in Gaza right now. They're refugees from what was once Palestinian land and is now Israel.
So adding to that controversy in Trump's plan is whether or not Palestinians would be allowed to return to Gaza if they did leave. Trump administration officials have been calling it a temporary move for now, but then in a Fox News interview with Brett Baier that aired Monday, Trump said this.
So adding to that controversy in Trump's plan is whether or not Palestinians would be allowed to return to Gaza if they did leave. Trump administration officials have been calling it a temporary move for now, but then in a Fox News interview with Brett Baier that aired Monday, Trump said this.
So adding to that controversy in Trump's plan is whether or not Palestinians would be allowed to return to Gaza if they did leave. Trump administration officials have been calling it a temporary move for now, but then in a Fox News interview with Brett Baier that aired Monday, Trump said this.
No, they wouldn't have the right to return, he said, which really put Palestinians and others watching this on high alert.
No, they wouldn't have the right to return, he said, which really put Palestinians and others watching this on high alert.
No, they wouldn't have the right to return, he said, which really put Palestinians and others watching this on high alert.
Netanyahu's far-right allies are praising Trump's plan. Pushing Palestinians out of Gaza is something that they've been proposing for a while. But the average Israeli is much more focused on keeping the ceasefire deal going and getting the rest of the Israeli hostages out of Gaza. A large majority of Israelis support the ceasefire continuing.
Netanyahu's far-right allies are praising Trump's plan. Pushing Palestinians out of Gaza is something that they've been proposing for a while. But the average Israeli is much more focused on keeping the ceasefire deal going and getting the rest of the Israeli hostages out of Gaza. A large majority of Israelis support the ceasefire continuing.
Netanyahu's far-right allies are praising Trump's plan. Pushing Palestinians out of Gaza is something that they've been proposing for a while. But the average Israeli is much more focused on keeping the ceasefire deal going and getting the rest of the Israeli hostages out of Gaza. A large majority of Israelis support the ceasefire continuing.