Netanyahu suggests backing for Trump’s plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza

Mr Netanyahu said he and Mr Trump have a “common strategy” for Gaza

Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested he backs Donald Trump’s plan to move Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip (Evelyn Hockstein/Pool Photo via AP)

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signalled that he was moving ahead with US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only viable plan to enable a different future” for the region.

Mr Netanyahu discussed the plan with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who kicked off a Middle East visit by endorsing Israel’s war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated”.