Palestinians reject Trump plan for Gaza that wouldn’t include right to return [Video]

With his Gaza home destroyed in Israel’s military offensive, Shaban Shaqaleh was intending to take his family on a break to Egypt once the Hamas-Israel ceasefire is firmly in place.

He changed his mind after Donald Trump announced plans to resettle Gaza’s Palestinian residents and redevelop the enclave — which the U.S. president said on Monday would not give them the right to return.

The Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood in Gaza City, where dozens of newly built multi-storey buildings once stood, is now largely deserted. There is no running water or electricity and, like most buildings there, Shaqaleh’s home is in ruins.

“We are horrified by the destruction, the repeated displacement and the death, and I wanted to leave so I can secure a safe and better future for my children — until Trump said what he said,” Shaqaleh, 47, told Reuters via a chat app.

“After Trump’s remarks, [saying] he …