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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Hamas spokesman: Trump’s ‘racist’ Gaza plan aims to ‘eliminate Palestinian cause’

US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu take questions during a news conference in the East Room of the White House, February 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
In fresh comments, Palestinian terror group Hamas rejects US President Donald Trump’s plan to “take control” of the Gaza Strip, calling it “racist” and aimed at eliminating the Palestinian cause.
“The American racist stance aligns with the Israeli extreme right’s position in displacing our people and eliminating our cause,” Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanou says in a statement.
Earlier, Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said Trump’s remarks were “ridiculous” and “capable of igniting the region,”