Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again rejected a U.S. proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, stating that Israel should be responsible for covering the damage caused in the region and financing its reconstruction.
While in Malaysia on Monday, Erdogan emphasized that the idea of forcing Palestinians, who have lived in the region for centuries, to leave is not to be taken seriously.
He condemned the suggestion, likening it to a second Nakba—the mass displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war.
On his four-day tour through Malaysia, Indonesia, and Pakistan, Erdogan also drew attention to the extensive destruction in Gaza, urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to focus on compensating for the estimated $100 billion in damages instead of attempting to find a new home for Gaza's people.