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We will not leave our land even if they brought all the tanks in the world,
said Umm Muhammad al-Baytar, a resident of Ramallah We have been fighting displacement since 1948
You see, my house was destroyed, but I can sleep on the rubble
said Akram, pointing to the ruins behind him We only have one choice: to live or die here
said Ahmed Halasa, a 41-year-old resident of Gaza City, standing by the ruins of a toppled building We returned despite the massive destruction and despite the lack of infrastructure, water and basic necessities,
said Ahmed al-Minawi, 24, back with his family in Gaza City Not even air strikes could force them to leave,
the pensioner said of her compatriots in the Gaza Strip We spent a year-and-a-half under war, we will not accept the idea of leaving. Those who leave their own countries suffer unspeakably. We will not leave or flee our country,
Of course there will be people who will flee, those who have no homes and such, people like that will leave, but of course the vast majority will not flee. On my side, I will not leave,
The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too,
Trump said on Tuesday during a joint conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [We ... We are] confirming our determination to stay on this land and our steadfastness in defending our national cause to achieve our people’s dream of liberation and independence,
We hope that all nations stand with us and help us to avoid displacement. This is our land and our home. We’ve lived on it. This is our grandparents’ home,
This is not their land. This is our land. We lived our whole lives, our fathers and grandfathers."
Of the Israelis who now live there We want to stay in our land and our home country,
Any attempts to displace the Palestinians from their land as well as to continue illegal settlements would be a blatant violation of the international law, and undermine the peace and security of the entire region,
If it were to transform into state policy, it would potentially amount to ethnic cleansing. And if done with intent, it would be forced displacement. And if that forced displacement was done as part of a systematic and widespread attack against the civilian population as a matter of state policy, it would actually be a crime against humanity,
The people of Gaza should have the right to freedom of movement and migration,
he said in a statement on X, although it was clear that the journeys would only be in one direction The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting. The Palestinians … would have already been resettled in far safer and more beautiful communities, with new and modern homes, in the region,
Trump said in a post building on his controversial comments about Gaza’s future this week I have instructed the IDF (military) to prepare a plan to enable voluntary departure for Gaza residents,
I really like what he said, but in my wildest dreams... it’s hard for me to believe it will happen, but who knows,
They can do whatever they want, but we will remain steadfast in our homeland,
said 41-year-old Gaza resident Ahmed Halasa
