Middle East crisis live: thousands of displaced Palestinians blocked from returning to northern Gaza

Israel delays removal of troops and accuses Hamas of not honouring ceasefire deal over release of civilian hostageUS President Donald Trump has indicated that he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip.Speaking to reporters on Air Force One yesterday, Trump, an ally of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said: “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say, ‘You know, it’s over.’”I don’t know, something has to happen, but it’s literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything’s demolished and people are dying there, so I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing in a different location where I think they could maybe live in peace for a change. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jan/26/middle-east-crisis-live-displaced-palestinians-northern-gaza-hamas-hezbollah

Author : Yohannes Lowe

Publish date : 2025-01-26 08:54:59

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