Trump amplifies call for Gaza’s depopulation and West Bank annexation

US President Donald Trump has reshared an opinion piece from the right-wing Israel National News that endorses his plan to forcibly remove Gaza’s population while advocating for Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank.

The article, written by Joe Frager—with close ties to Trump’s inner circle—claims that Trump is offering Palestinians “the greatest opportunity on earth.”

“Once Gaza is no longer a launching pad for Hamas missiles and terrorist attacks, President Trump can move his sights over to Judea and Samaria,” Frager wrote, using Israel’s terminology for the occupied West Bank.

He predicted that Trump would oversee Israel’s annexation of the territory, claiming this would “bring the reality of peace closer.”

Frager went further, warning Palestinian communities in the West Bank that, just as Hamas has been targeted in Gaza, “their fellow Hamas operatives and comrades will be jailed and/or deported with their entire family and relocated if they commit acts of terrorism.”