Hamas on Wednesday rejected as “absurd” U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Gazans from the war-torn coastal enclave.

Speaking to reporters alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, Trump proposed that the U.S.&nbsp;<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;take control&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.jns.org/the-us-will-take-over-the-gaza-strip-trump-says/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.jns.org/the-us-will-take-over-the-gaza-strip-trump-says/">take control</a>&nbsp;of Gaza,&nbsp;<a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;resettle&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.jns.org/meeting-with-netanyahu-trump-calls-for-resettling-gazans-permanently/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.jns.org/meeting-with-netanyahu-trump-calls-for-resettling-gazans-permanently/">resettle</a>&nbsp;its Palestinian population elsewhere and transform the enclave, which he described as a “demolition site right now,” into a developed hub.

"Any ideas of this kind are capable of igniting the region," said Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri.{ai:summary}Hamas dismissed President Trump's proposal to relocate Gazans as "absurd." Trump suggested the U.S. could take control of Gaza, resettle its Palestinian population, and develop the area, currently described as a "demolition site." #foreignaffairs

Hamas condemns Trump's Gaza resettlement plan as 'ridiculous'

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