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Hamas condemns Trump’s Gaza resettlement plan as ‘ridiculous’

By Joshua Marks

(JNS) — Hamas on Wednesday rejected as “absurd” U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Gazans from the war-torn coastal enclave.

Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, Trump proposed that the U.S. take control of Gaza, resettle its Palestinian population elsewhere and transform the enclave, which he described as a “demolition site right now,” into a developed hub.

Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters that “Trump’s remarks about his desire...