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Trump is a builder. He knows how to rebuild. He's a leader. And he's the ultimate negotiator,
a senior adviser said
I've never seen anything like it,
Witkoff told Trump, ... according to an aide who heard his remarks
This can't go on like this,
President Trump said as he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat in the Oval Office on Tuesday, discussing Gaza's rebuild from the rubbleThis plan is neither practical or politically viable for any Arab country,
one Arab official said
Trump wants to invade Panama, Greenland and now Gaza. Trump is a warmonger."
Democratic Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona on X on Tuesday
The pursuit for peace should be that of the Israelis and the Palestinians. I thought we voted for America First. We have no business contemplating yet another occupation to doom our treasure and spill our soldiers blood."
Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky on X Wednesday morningFrance is fully opposed to the displacement of populations, ... We are sticking to our policy, which is: no displacement of populations, the search for a temporary ceasefire towards a peace process and a two-state solution."
she said, adding
We have limited information about it [the plan]. But as I said, our view remains the same. The two-state solution is the more durable solution to this problem,
he told reporters in Canberra
Forcible displacement of the residents of Gaza is out of the question, because they deserve a Palestinian state and to decide their own destiny,
Maletic added
He’s not become the president for a second time by being anything other than shrewd; you’ve seen it in his business life, and the art of the deal is incredibly important to him … that nobody’s ripping each other off,
Dutton told Nine’s 2GB radioAnd from a human rights perspective, from the right of peoples to self-determination, from the principle of sovereignty, and so on, it's simply not feasible,
Brus said
For the Netherlands, there is no doubt: Gaza belongs to the Palestinians,
said Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp in a statementThis is not a war on Hamas -- it is a war on our very existence,
said Mohammed al-Saady, whose brother was killed in a recent airstrikeThe EU (European Union) remains firmly committed to a two-state solution, which we believe is the only path to long-term peace for both Israelis and Palestinians,
an EU spokesperson was quoted by local media as sayingThis is my home. My sons' bodies are proof of their crimes. I will never leave,
she declaredFinland supports the independence of countries, their self determination, independence and inviolability,
Stubb saidWe are here... and we will stay here."
In the devastated Nuseirat refugee camp, graffiti on a shattered wall echoed a defiant messageI first heard 'displacement' as a girl. Now, decades later, the U.S. repeats it,
she remarked
No one has the right to decide our fate but us. We will not allow such schemes to pass."
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected Trump's comments as a "blatant violation of international law," addingGaza is an integral part of a future Palestinian state,
the spokesperson added