Hamas spokesman Hazem Qasim said the group would welcome US President Donald Trump’s apparent withdrawal of support for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. Trump, responding to a journalist’s question at a White House press conference, stated, “No one is removing the Palestinians.” Hamas urged that this stance be reinforced by pressuring Israel to adhere to a ceasefire agreement.
Meanwhile, Arab foreign ministers met in Doha with US Special Representative Steve Witkoff to discuss Gaza’s reconstruction. The ministers reiterated their commitment to a plan, approved at the Arab League Summit in Cairo, to build 200,000 new homes in Gaza.