Trump's comments on Gaza draw backlash as Palestinians return home after ceasefire

President Trump drew backlash when he suggested the United States should take control of the Gaza Strip and move Palestinians out during a news conference with the Israeli prime minister at the White House. Chris Livesay reports that Mr. Trump is floating the idea as many Palestinians return home under the ceasefire deal.

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Trump's Gaza comments spur questions and skepticism

The White House is doubling down on President Trump's proposal to take over the Gaza Strip. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports, BBC News correspondent Wyre ...
CBS News - 10h
Trump's proposal to take over Gaza draws strong backlash

President Trump's proposal to take over and rebuild the Gaza Strip drew a strong backlash from Democrats and Middle East countries. Trump administration officials and some Republicans praised the ...
NBC News - 11h
Trump's comments on Gaza draw backlash as Palestinians return home after ceasefire

President Trump drew backlash when he suggested the United States should take control of the Gaza Strip and move Palestinians out during a news conference with the Israeli prime minister at the ...
CBS News - 10h
Trump meeting with foreign leaders after shocking Gaza comments

President Trump is set to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah and other foreign leaders after his controversial statements about the future of Gaza. CBS News senior White House and political ...
CBS News - 14h
Could the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal be in jeopardy after Trump's Gaza comments?

Family members of the remaining Israeli hostages still in Gaza are concerned about the next phase of the deal with Hamas after President Trump's comments about reshaping the Middle East. CBS News' ...
CBS News - 14h
What to know about Trump's Gaza comments

President Trump's press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu included stunning comments about his plans to "take over" Gaza and exile around two million Palestinians living ...
CBS News - 17h
Trump faces international backlash over Gaza remarks

The White House is facing growing backlash after President Trump’s stunning proposal to take over and “own” Gaza. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez and Yasmin Vossoughian report on how Trump’s proposed ...
NBC News - 20h
Palestinians must be allowed home to Gaza, Starmer says

The PM responds to President Trump's plan to turn Gaza into the "Riviera of the Middle East".
BBC News - 20h
Trump draws backlash over tariffs, including from top Republicans

President Trump’s sweeping new tariffs on imports from China, Canada and Mexico is drawing widespread backlash including from key Republicans as those countries threaten to retaliate with tariffs ...
NBC News - 2d
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages and freed Palestinians return home as Rafah crossing opens

Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time since May. Here are images coming in of people in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square watching a screen broadcasting news footage of this ...
The Guardian - 4d
This is what one family in Gaza returned home to after 15 months of war

More than 375,000 Palestinians have made their way back to homes in northern Gaza after 15 months on the run because of war
ABC News - Jan. 28
As Palestinians Return to Gaza City, Elation and Despair Mix

As families reunite, they also confront the devastation wrought by the 15-month war. Tens of thousands of tents are being sent to northern Gaza, where entire neighborhoods have been flattened.
The New York Times - Jan. 28
Displaced Palestinians continue to return to what's left of homes

Thousands of displaced Palestinians are continuing to return to their homes in northern Gaza as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues to hold. BBC News correspondent Wyre Davies joined ...
CBS News - Jan. 28
Palestinian man makes journey home in Gaza after 15 months of war

CBS News followed one Palestinian man as the ceasefire deal allowed him to make his journey home after 15 months of war in Gaza. When he reached his neighborhood, he couldn't believe his eyes. CBS ...
CBS News - Jan. 28
Israel allows Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

Tens of thousands of Gaza residents are returning to the northern part of the territory after months of war. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.
CBS News - Jan. 27
'My home is no longer there': Palestinians return to north Gaza

Palestinians speak to the BBC as they join hundreds of thousands returning to their homes, or the ruins of them.
BBC News - Jan. 27
Israel lets Palestinians start returning to north Gaza as ceasefire holds

Israel let tens of thousands of Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, under terms of a fragile ceasefire.
CBS News - Jan. 27
Thousands of displaced Palestinians begin return to northern Gaza

Yahoo News - Jan. 27
Palestinians return to north Gaza on foot, with belongings in hand

Thousands of Palestinians are returning to north Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a hostage deal.
BBC News - Jan. 27
Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza

Return to northern Gaza blocked as Israel delays removal of troops; US president says Middle East neighbours should house more refugees. Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad , which fought ...
The Guardian - Jan. 26
WATCH: Ceasefire allows Palestinians to return to homes often reduced to rubble

After 15 months of war, the current ceasefire in Gaza is allowing some Palestinians to return to homes that have often been reduced to rubble, with family members buried beneath.
ABC News - Jan. 23
Palestinians caught between despair and hope as they return to Gaza

Yahoo News - Jan. 22
One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone.

“It took us a few minutes to accept that this pile of rubble was our home,” said Islam Dahliz, whose family was ordered by Israeli forces to evacuate Rafah in May.
The New York Times - Jan. 22
Palestinians are finally able to return to their Gaza homes — only to find them reduced to ruins

After a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was announced, buildings reduced to rubble were all that was left for thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza.
NBC News - Jan. 21
Palestinians begin search for Gaza’s missing as they return to ruined homes

Ceasefire celebrations replaced by shock and sorrow as people begin to assess the scale of devastation. After the first night in Gaza for more than a year without the sound of drones or bombing ...
The Guardian - Jan. 20
Gaza ceasefire latest: ‘Shocked’ Palestinians return to their homes as rescue workers ‘ramp up’ aid deliveries

The search for thousands of people buried under rubble has started as the ceasefire in Gaza enters its second day. Full report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freed The Spanish ...
The Guardian - Jan. 20
Gaza faces 'immense' challenges rebuilding as Palestinians return to homes in ruins

Israel celebrated the release of 3 female hostages, the first of 33 set to be freed in the first phase of ceasefire.
NBC News - Jan. 20
Palestinian families celebrate after prisoners released by Israel as part of Gaza ceasefire deal

Prisoners speak of their joy as they are greeted by thousands of people in occupied West Bank despite Israeli attempts to prevent ‘public displays of joy’. Gaza ceasefire - live updates About ...
The Guardian - Jan. 20
Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold

Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the ...
ABC News - Jan. 19
Gaza Strip residents returning home as ceasefire takes effect

Yahoo News - Jan. 19
Palestinians in Gaza are eager to return home in a ceasefire but many will find nothing left

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war
ABC News - Jan. 16
Netanyahu to comment on Gaza ceasefire once deal completed

Yahoo News - Jan. 16
‘A stern message’: how return of Trump loomed over Gaza ceasefire negotiations

US president-elect demanded a deal – while success against Iran and Hezbollah gave Israeli PM room to make one. The phone call from Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, Steven Witkoff, ...
The Guardian - Jan. 15