Trump Says Palestinians Wouldn’t Have Right to Return to Gaza

WASHINGTON—President Trump said Palestinians wouldn’t have the right to return to Gaza under his new plan to rebuild the territory, adding that they would get “much better housing” instead in neighboring countries.

“In other words, I’m talking about building a permanent place for them because if they have to return now, it’ll be years before you could ever—it’s not habitable,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News’s Bret Baier that was conducted before Sunday’s Super Bowl. “It would be years before it could happen.”

The president’s latest comments come after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters last week that any Palestinian relocation would be temporary. She also said taxpayers wouldn’t cover the cost of developing the territory. Trump’s aides have tried to clarify the president’s plan after he surprised even some in his own White House when he announced it.