White House: Trump welcomes Arab nations’ ‘input’ on his Gaza proposal

The White House says it welcomes “input” from Arab nations on US President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, while insisting Hamas cannot remain in power.

“President Trump has been clear that Hamas cannot continue to govern Gaza,” White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said Monday. “While the president stands by his bold vision for a post-war Gaza, he welcomes input from our Arab partners in the region. It’s clear his proposals have driven the region to come to the table rather than allow this issue to devolve into further crisis.”

A spokesperson for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Oren Marmorstein, posts on X that the Egyptian plan “fails to address the realities of the situation” and said the summit’s joint communique does not mention Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack that sparked the war or condemn the terrorist group. The plan, he said, remains “rooted in outdated perspectives.”

Marmorstein reiterates Israel’s support for Trump’s plan to resettle Gaza’s population elsewhere, describing it as “an opportunity for the Gazans to have free choice based on their free will.”

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty blasts Israel’s rejection as “unacceptable,” describing its position as “stubborn and extremist.”

“There will be no peace neither to Israel or to the region” without establishing an independent Palestinian state in accordance with United Nations resolutions, he says. He says “Israel violates all international law rules … the international law must be imposed.”

“No single state should be allowed to impose its will on the international community,” Abdelatty says.