'Won't let them back in': Trump blocks Palestinians' right to return in US' Gaza takeover plan

US president Donald Trump remained relentless in his plan to take control of Gaza. Adding to the anguish of Palestinians who are already wary of his strategy, Trump announced on Monday that the Gazans would have no right to return to the territory after they has left.
When asked by Fox News' Bret Baier if the Palestinians would have the right to return, the US president said, "No, they wouldn't, because they're going to have much better housing. In other words, I'm talking about building a permanent place for them."

In the Fox interview -- which will be broadcast on Monday after the first half was screened a day earlier -- Trump said he would build "beautiful communities" for the more than two million Palestinians who live in Gaza.

"Could be five, six, could be two. But we'll build safe communities, a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is," added Trump.
A day before, he reiterated his commitment to capture Gaza describing the war-torn enclave as a "big real estate site."
He had first announced his plans to take over Gaza on Wednesday during a press conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The US will take over the Gaza Strip and we will do a job with it, too. We'll own it," he had said.
Trump did not rule out sending US troops to secure Gaza. "As far as Gaza is concerned, we’ll do what is necessary. If it’s necessary, we’ll do that," he said.
He also suggested that Palestinians should move to other Middle Eastern countries, such as Egypt and Jordan, a proposal rejected by these nations.
Following this, Netanyahu had praised Trump, calling him "the greatest friend Israel has ever had."
The Palestinian leadership including President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas both have said they won't let this happen and that Gaza was a part of Palestine.
The criticism was not limited to the Arab world, with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday labeling the plan "a scandal," adding that the forced relocation of Palestinians would be "unacceptable and against international law."
Trump's plan has also threatened to disrupt the fragile six-week ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and the chances of it progressing to a second, more permanent phase.
Trump, however, repeated his insistence that he could persuade Egypt and Jordan, both major recipients of US military aid, to come around.
"I think I could make a deal with Jordan. I think I could make a deal with Egypt. You know, we give them billions and billions of dollars a year," he told Fox.
Since taking office for a second term, the President has continuously expressed his intentions to take control of foreign territories including Gaza and Greenland.