Trump statements are fascist, aggressive: Palestinian Factions
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Palestinian factions condemned Trump's statements on deporting Palestinians in Gaza, calling them fascist and aggressive, and aligned with the extremist plans of the Israeli government.
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Fighters from the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, control the crowd as Red Cross vehicles come to collect Israeli captives under a ceasefire agreement between "Israel" and Hamas, in Gaza City, on January 19, 2025. (AP)
Palestinian factions on Sunday strongly condemned statements made by US President Donald Trump concerning the deportation of Gaza's residents from their homeland.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine issued a statement strongly condemning Trump’s remarks, describing them as "aggressive and fascist," and aligning with the most extreme agenda of the Israeli far-right.
The movement characterized the remarks as "an extension of a longstanding policy aimed at erasing the existence, undermining the will, and denying the rights of the Palestinian people," emphasizing that such remarks "encourage the perpetuation of war crimes and crimes against humanity by forcing our people to abandon their land."
The Islamic Jihad statement urged nations, particularly the Egyptian and Jordanian governments, to "reject Trump's plan," affirming that "our people, through their resilience and resistance, will thwart this plan just as they have overcome many others before."
Palestinian Resistance Committees
In a statement, the Palestinian Resistance Committees strongly condemned Trump’s statements, which mentioned “transferring parts of the population of Gaza to Egypt and Jordan,” stressing that they are “aggressive, fascist statements that are in line with the plans of Israeli criminals in the extremists’ government and the implementation of their Talmudic myths and legends.”
The statement urged the brotherly governments of Egypt and Jordan to reject Trump’s "malicious" remarks and to "stand firmly against the displacement and uprooting plans targeting our people and our cause."
The Resistance Committees' statement concluded, "Our message to the criminal enemies of the nation in the American and Israeli administrations is clear: The Zionist-American failure to displace our people, despite thousands of tons of bombs and missiles, will never succeed in imposing any criminal decisions upon them."
Palestinian Mujahideen Movement
The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement declared in a statement that "Trump's remarks endorse the plans of religious Zionism and its criminal leaders in the enemy government."
The statement indicated that these statements reflect "the insistence of the new US administration (the Trump administration) to continue the aggression against our people and the displacement plans that include all Palestinian lands and the liquidation of the Palestinian cause."
The statement continued, "What the previous US administration (the Biden administration) failed to achieve—supporting genocide and ethnic cleansing against our Palestinian people in Gaza—the new administration will not succeed in either. Our people remain steadfast in their land, and their plans will fail." The statement also called on the Arab and Islamic world to reject Trump's statements.
'Clean out' Gaza: Trump
Earlier today, Trump suggested a controversial plan to "just clean out" Gaza through the mass expulsion of its population to neighboring Egypt and Jordan, framing the proposal as a step toward "Middle East peace."
Labeling Gaza a "demolition site" in the aftermath of the Israeli genocide, Trump revealed he had discussed the idea with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and planned further talks with Egypt’s leadership.
"I'd like Egypt to take people. And I'd like Jordan to take people," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
He estimated that "probably a million and a half people" could be moved, adding, "We just clean out that whole thing. You know, over the centuries it's had many, many conflicts, that site. And I don't know, something has to happen."
Trump suggested "the relocations" could be temporary or potentially permanent. "It's literally a demolition site right now, almost everything is demolished and people are dying there," he remarked.
Proposing collaboration with Arab nations, Trump said, "I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing at a different location where they can maybe live in peace for a change."
Israeli forces continue to violate ceasefire
Earlier today, a Palestinian was killed and others were injured by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire on Salah al-Din Street in central Gaza, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.
Witnesses reported that the Israeli occupation military opened fire on Palestinian evacuees at the last accessible point on Salah al-Din Street (eastern Gaza) and al-Rashid Street (western Gaza), which connect the southern and northern parts of the strip.
The ceasefire agreement in Gaza between the Palestinian Resistance and the Israeli occupation came into effect on Sunday, January 19, 2025. However, the occupation breached the agreement shortly thereafter, resulting in fatalities and injuries.
The Israeli occupation forces' failure to withdraw from the so-called Netzarim axis, southwest of Gaza City, so far "threatens to halt the implementation of other provisions of the agreement," a commander in the Palestinian Resistance warned in a statement to Al Mayadeen.
