The article discusses the reactions of displaced Palestinians in Gaza to US President Trump's recent remarks suggesting a US takeover of Gaza and the potential forced displacement of Palestinians. Many, like Wasayef Abed, showed indifference or outright rejection of these ideas, asserting their determination to stay despite the devastating conditions they face. The comments from Trump evoked feelings reminiscent of 19th-century colonialism, and the local sentiment is clear: Palestinian resistance to forced displacement remains steadfast, regardless of external pressures or conditions.
All we are waiting for now is a way to return to our destroyed home in the north. Wasayef sees Trump's statements as a form of pressure on both the Palestinian people and armed groups in Gaza.
They can endure internal displacement, but forcing them out of their country, as Trump suggests, will never work. Imad al-Qassas expressed that regardless of destruction, the Palestinian people would resist forced displacement.
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