Britain has been left bracing for an influx of Palestinian migrants after US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza could flood the UK.
Trump’s “Make Gaza Great Again” scheme has sparked controversy as it would see two million Gazans forcibly removed from the area.
The US President called the Strip a “demolition site”, vowing he would turn it into “something the entire Middle East can be very proud of”.
Some have even claimed that Trump’s plan amounts to “ethnic cleansing”.
US President Donald Trump
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If put in place, the idea would most likely lead to mass immigration of Gazans to surrounding Arab countries and eventually to Europe.
Isam, a Palestinian opposition group supporter whose named has been changed, told The Sun: “Trump has suggested we go to Egypt or Jordan but we’d be swapping one hell for another.”
“Everyone would rather stay here than go to an Arab country – unless we have a chance to get to Europe.”
He added that crossing to Egypt costs over £5,000, and many do not stay there as they are badly treated.
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Palestinians gather in Gaza
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“So if the Trump plan gets Gazans to Egypt for free they’ll take up the offer and keep moving west, to Istanbul then Europe,” he said.
“No one here wants to stay in corrupt Arab countries but most would love a new life in England.”
Isam said conditions in Gaza under Hamas, even with a ceasefire, remain dire.
He claimed that the terror group is now regrouping, with fighters stealing food and reselling it to civillians at inflated prices.
Opponents of Hamas are reportedly being tortured
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“People are very afraid,” Isam claimed as opponents of Hamas are reportedly being tortured.
Trump’s plan would take years to carry out and cost billions of dollars.
The 47th President has said he would like to level the towns, remove bombs and redevelop the buildings, turning the area into a “Riviera of the Middle East”.
Questions have also been raised over how it would even be possible for the US to take control of Gaza.