Trump Appears To Frame Removal Of Palestinians From Gaza As 'Opportunity'Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump appeared to endorse what human rights experts would consider the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza – framing it as an "opportunity" for Palestinians to leave the flattened territory.At Monday's press conference, a reporter asked Trump about a poll showing that half the Palestinian population in Gaza would leave if given the chance. The question is likely referring to a May poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research."I heard that number today, half of Gaza would leave," the president said. "I've always said it. I said if they were given the opportunity to live in a better climate, they would move. They're there because they sort of have to be." Trump did not mention that Gaza is essentially uninhabitable because of Israel's U.S.-aided obliteration of the Palestinian territory and the infrastructure needed to sustain life. Under international law, forcing a group of people to leave their land by systematically destroying their homes and displacing them is considered ethnic cleansing."We're helping the people of Gaza a lot," Trump said. "So is Israel, by the way."See All UpdatesClose