Palestinians reject Trump’s call to expel them from Gaza

A Palestinian child carries jerricans along the destruction caused by an Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

Palestinians in Gaza have reacted to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over the devastated territory and rebuild it for others, saying they will not be driven out of their homeland.

Rights groups said Mr Trump’s comments were tantamount to a call for “ethnic cleansing” and forcible expulsion.