Could Trump’s Plan To Get Gazans Out of the Strip Actually Work?

The president’s idea, which is reportedly gaining support among some Israelis, is nevertheless being widely condemned elsewhere as a war crime, ethnic cleansing, or worse.

AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
Palestinian Arabs return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip on January 27, 2025. AP/Abdel Kareem Hana

As throngs of people move back to the ruins of northern Gaza, President Trump’s plan to temporarily get them out of the Strip to facilitate its rebuilding is being nearly universally jeered. Yet could it nevertheless work?

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