Israel / Middle East

Poll: 80% of Israelis Back Trump’s Gaza Emigration Plan, Majority Reject Palestinian State

Fresh surveys released ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit as the first foreign leader to meet President Donald Trump at the White House show that an overwhelming majority of Israelis support the emigration of Gaza’s population — an idea recently suggested on several occasions by President Trump — while most also oppose a Palestinian state, a failed policy long pushed by former Presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama.

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U.S. Citizen Keith Siegel Freed from Gaza

U.S. citizen Keith Siegel was released from captivity on Saturday as part of a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, which was brokered with help from the outgoing Biden administration and President Donald Trump.

Keith Siegel (IDF Spokesperson)

Young Gazans Have Long Sought to Escape Hamas Rule, Hardships in Search of a Future

A growing number of young Gazans have long sought to leave the enclave due to political repression under Hamas, economic collapse, and lack of basic freedoms, a trend that has gained renewed attention following President Donald Trump’s call for other countries to take in displaced Palestinians, especially as more than a year of war has left Gaza in ruins and intensified the desire to emigrate.

Displaced Palestinians making their way back on foot from the southern regions to their ho