Palestinians discuss leaving Gaza
Some Palestinians in Gaza told the Center for Peace Communications of their desire to leave the Hamas enclave. (Video: the Center for Peace Communications.)
As Egypt is reportedly rejects the resettlement proposal of President Donald Trump, referring to the need to protect the Palestinian cause and national security while they coordinate with Arab leaders on an alternative plan, say voices of destroyed Gaza that they want.
Gazans, desperate to escape, Fox News Digital told them that they support President Donald Trump’s Movement proposal – to change Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East” after emptying his more than 2 million Palestinians – although it remains unclear whether they can return. Many Gazans say they want to leave – as long as the boundaries open.
“I will live in tents for 10 years. Egypt was responsible for rebuilding Gaza after wars in the past – and you can still see part of the rubble of the Israeli military campaign in 2008. I would rather leave and 10 years Life then wait 10 years for a plan to be implemented while I live in a tent, “said Walid, a 29-year-old from the Nuseirat camp in North Gaza, Fox News said Digital via WhatsApp in an interview facilitated by the Center for Peace Communicatie (CPC).
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Palestinians gather in the hope of obtaining help in Gaza via a Pier built by the US, May 19, 2024. (Reuters/Ramadan abed/file photo)
Walid said, like many others, that Gazans even tried to leave before the war – not because they wanted to leave their home country, but because they saw no future under Hamas rule.
Egypt, which took the lead in drawing up a reconstruction plan of three to four years, refuses to accept Palestinian Refugees, who surpassed the Rafah while they prevent mass movements from Gaza. In the meantime, Hamas continues to carry out military controls while he is increasing fear, even though he is unable to offer the basic board, making life unbearable for citizens.
A man who stands in front of the rubble of his former house, interviewed and filmed by CPC, explained his despair: “If I left today, I would be better off. Do you want me to live in these ruins? If you have a cat here brought away – let alone a person. “
A woman in Gaza, faded her face, just like so many others who are afraid of talking to Hamas, spoke about a stifling existence and tell CPC: “People feel like prisoners. There is no way to get out of it. That Has created a state of frustration and despair. “
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the White House, February 4, 2025. (Reuters/Elizabeth Frantz)
A man near the coastline of Gaza, who stands against the grim contrast between the sea and the destruction behind him, said: “Three -quarters of those who came back from travel camps went south again because there are no houses left. I will be over. Not staying here because I will stay here because there will be our situation.
Another man, also filmed near the sea by CPC, said: “Forgive my language, but even dogs cannot live in the north of Gaza. There is no water, no electricity, no infrastructure at all.”
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Joseph Braude, founder of CPC, a non -profit that supports peace activists who seek freedom from terrorist domination of their societies, said: “Gazans are caught by Hamas in unimaginable circumstances. It is unconsciously for everyone to the desperate plea of ​​the men, women And children who want to leave Gaza voluntarily. President Trump’s call To open the border so that they can pursue a better life without war and destruction. If Hamas would open the border, the world would see a massive exodus comparable to the fall of the Berlin Wall. “
Without more houses, no functioning government and no guarantee that war will no longer burst, some Gazans dare to support Trump’s proposal, so that they can move to other countries, including Egypt and Jordan, at least before the decade -long reconstruction process estimated by American officials. This is despite the dangers to speak out against Hamas.
Palestinian men moved to see how an Egyptian army of armored staff carrier rides at the border fence between Gaza and Egypt, on February 16, 2024, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. (Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty images)
Raji Sourani, a prominent rights lawyer from Gaza, criticized Trump’s position in an interview with the Associated Press: “This is the first time in history that an American president speaks publicly and frankly about committing one of the most serious crimes, He said.
Walid rejected the claim that Trump’s plan comes down to “ethnic cleaning”, “ An expression that is widely used in the international media. “Even those who are against the plan know that Gaza will not be empty. Those who push this propaganda are the same that supported on October 7. They try to spread slogans such as” we resist, remain forever. ” But the people who are not involved in politics will not oppose an idea that this war could finally end for them. “
Despite the widespread suffering, Hamas refuses to give control. Mohamad, a displaced father in Gaza City, described a lawless society where Hamas hunters only appear when releasing hostages or suppressing deviating opinions. Just like many others, Mohamad waits for every corridor to open so that he can escape.
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Set up tents set up near the heavily reinforced security fence with Egypt on March 8, 2024 in Rafah, Gaza. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty images)
“When they open the gate, half of Gaza will leave,” he told Fox News Digital. “The other half will stay, but not because they love Hamas. Some will stay because they still have a house, a job or family members who cannot leave.”
Since post -war plans for Gaza take shape, Mohamad’s question remains: “If Gazans want to leave, why nobody allows them?”
