'We won't go out of Gaza': Palestinians express shock and defiance at Trump plan

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'We won't go out of Gaza': Palestinians express shock and defiance at Trump plan

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'We won't go out of Gaza': Palestinians express shock and defiance at Trump plan

'We will not abandon our land' - Palestinians react to Trump's Gaza comments/ For most Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip there is already a painful history of forced displacement that is at the heart of their response to US President Donald Trump's plan to take over the war-torn territory. Speaking to the BBC, residents of a tent camp in the central town of Deir al-Balah expressed shock and defiance at the idea of being permanently resettled outside. "Even if it costs us our souls, we will not leave Gaza," said Mahmoud Bahjat, who is ...

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