The US president says, “No one expelled Palestine from Gaza,” revealing earlier comments on the emptying of the Palestinian war territory.
Hamas spokesman Hamas Hazem Qassem welcomed the apparent withdrawal of the President of the United States Donald Trump from his proposed permanent dispute over two million Palestinians from Gaza.
The statement of the Hamas officer came after Trump said on Wednesday that “no one expelled any Palestinians from Gaza” in response to the question During a meeting at the White House with Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin.
“If the statements of US President Trump represent a withdrawal from any idea of moving the Gaza’s belt people, they are welcomed,” Qassem said in a statement.
“We invite this place to strengthen the obligation of Israel’s occupation to carry out all the conditions of the dedication agreement,” he added.
Trump sent shock waves Like the Middle East, still last month, when he suggested American taking over Gaza and suggested that the Palestinian population of the territory destroyed by war permanently displaced to live in neighboring countries.
Trump’s apparent turnaround followed after Arab Minister of Foreign Affairs On Wednesday, he met in Qatar with an American envoy in the Middle East Steve Witkoff to talk about Gaza reconstruction.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs from Qatar, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and General Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization were present at the meeting, according to a statement of the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Arab Foreign Ministers discussed the Gaza Restoration Plan, which was approved at the Arab League summit held in Cairo on March 4, 2025,” the Ministry said.
“They also agreed with an American envoy to continue counseling and coordination on this plan as a basis for efforts to restore in that sector,” he added.
On Saturday, the 57th Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) officially adopted a plan for Gaza, which presented the Arab league at an emergency meeting in Saudi Arabia. The Egyptian initiative appeared as a proposal for the renovation of Gaza’s belt under the future administration of Palestinian authorities in response to Trump’s threat to take over the gauze and empty the territory of its residents.
Gaza stops talking
The new circle of interviews about the interruption of fire in Gaza began and Tuesday in Qatar, and Witkoff sent Doha for mediation.
“The Arab ministers emphasized the importance of maintaining a ceasefire in Gaza and occupied Palestinian territories, emphasizing the need for true efforts to achieve a righteous and comprehensive peace based on a dual state solution, ensuring the fulfillment of the pursuit of the Palestinian people to add freedom and independence.
Sunday was confirmed by Taher al-Nono, political adviser to the Hamas leadership Unprecedented, direct conversations with Washington In the capital of Qatar, he focused on the release of the American-Israeli double national nationality held by the armed group in Gaza.
Al-Nono said that the meetings between the leaders of Hamas and the American negotiator of hostages, Adam Boehler, also talked about seeing the implementation of the Phase Award Agreement between Hamas and Israel, which aimed to end the Gazi war.
Direct discussions between Boehler and Hamas have broken down with the decades of old Washington policy against negotiations with groups that the US brand as a “terrorist organization”.
The Hamas delegation also met with Egyptian mediators in the last two days and reaffirmed his willingness to negotiate the next phase of the tribute with Israel, while Israel sent negotiators to Doh for interviews on the break up of fire on Monday.
The first phase of the 42-day phase of the fire interruption agreement expired earlier this month without an agreement from Israel in the later stages that was supposed to provide the permanent end of its war on Gaza.
Israel has been imposed since then Complete blockage on the gauzewho entered the 12th day and includes preventing food, fuel and medicines into the territory in what is described as an act of collective punishment and Israeli “Humanitarian Humanitarian Aid” to pressure Hamas.
