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Trump: Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan

President Donald Trump said Palestinians would have no right of return to Gaza under his US takeover plan, describing his proposal in excerpts of an interview released Monday as a "real estate development for the future."Trump told Fox News Channel's Bret Baier that "I would own it" and that there could be as many as six different sites for Palestinians to live outside Gaza under the plan, which the Arab world and others in the international community have rejected.
Source: Al Monitor
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Jordan king set for tense Trump talks over Gaza

Jordan's King Abdullah II faces a tense meeting with Donald Trump at the White House Tuesday as he leads opposition from Arab nations to the US president's controversial Gaza takeover plan.The talks come a day after Trump said he could "conceivably" halt billions of dollars in US aid to both Jordan and Egypt if they refuse to take in Palestinians that he says should be moved out from their homeland.The meeting also comes as the Gaza ceasefire appears increasingly fragile with Trump warning that "all hell" would break out if Hamas fails to release all hostages by Saturday.
Source: Al Monitor
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Friends of Italian priest long missing in Syria hope for news

In a centuries-old monastery on a rocky hill north of Damascus, friends of missing Italian priest Paolo Dall'Oglio carry on his legacy, hopeful Bashar al-Assad's ouster might help reveal the Jesuit's fate."We want to know if Father Paolo is alive or dead, who imprisoned him, and what was his fate," said Father Jihad Youssef who heads Deir Mar Musa al-Habashi, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of Damascus.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Friends of Italian priest long missing in Syria hope for news