The Turkish president rejected Trump's plan for the coastal enclave as "nonsense."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and rebuild the area, calling it unworthy of discussion and driven by pressure from the “Zionist lobby.”
Gaza, Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem rightfully belong to the Palestinians, he said.
“I would like to state this clearly once: The proposals put forward by the new American administration regarding Gaza with the pressure of the Zionist lobby have nothing worth considering or discussing from our perspective,” Erdogan told reporters at Istanbul Airport before boarding a flight to Malaysia for an official visit.