Erdogan dismisses Trump’s Gaza plan as Zionist-backed and futile

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take control of Gaza, calling it a meaningless plan pushed by the Zionist lobby.

“From our perspective, there is nothing worth discussing about the proposals brought up by the new US administration regarding Gaza under the pressure of the Zionist lobby,” Erdogan said at a press conference.

“This plan is completely futile… No one has the power to remove the people of Gaza from their homeland. The people of Gaza will continue to stay in Gaza, live in Gaza and protect Gaza.”

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan also dismissed the idea of expelling Palestinians from Gaza, calling it "historically ignorant" in an interview. "The displacement of Palestinians is unacceptable," he told Turkey's news agency Anadolu.