ALBAWABA - US President Donald Trump's plan on the Gaza Strip has been widely refuted by Russia, China, Turkey and other countries.
During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump revealed that the U.S. would take over the Gaza Strip for economic development. Trump suggested resettling Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries under a redevelopment plan claiming that he will turn the strip into “the Riviera of the Middle East”.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan refuted Trump's suggested plan and said to Anadolu Agency: "This is an unacceptable issue." He continued: "It is wrong to even bring it up for discussion."
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters: "We oppose the forced displacement and relocation of the population in Gaza."
"There are Israeli plans to take full control of the occupied West Bank and attempts to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, adding that "practicing a policy of collective punishment is a method that Russia rejects".
A statement released by the office of Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas Wednesday "strongly rejecting" Trump's proposal to take over Gaza.
Earlier, Hamas rejected and condemned Trump's plan and described it as a "recipe for creating chaos and tension in the region". The Palestinian faction said: "Our people in the Gaza Strip will not allow these plans to pass."
