The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's plan to take over Gaza and move Palestinians out

Gone quiet · last story Sep 2, 2026

What this arc covers

Donald Trump's proposal in early 2025 to move Palestinians out of Gaza and have the US take it over: his call for Jordan and Egypt to take them in, the rejection by Arab and allied governments, Israel's preparations for departures, the Egyptian-led Arab plan to rebuild Gaza instead, and the reported talks on resettling Palestinians in Africa and South Sudan.

Earliest story we hold Jan 26, 2025 · 19 stories · 143 independent sources (counted once each) · 584 days

Part ofGaza CityDonald TrumpIsraelEgyptBenjamin NetanyahuGaza StripHamasJerusalem

Part of The Israel-Hamas war

  1. Hunger, famine and the fight over aid to GazaOct 9, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026
  2. The campus protests and the fight over antisemitismOct 9, 2023 – Sep 21, 2026
  3. The ICC warrants and the genocide accusationsOct 15, 2023 – Jun 23, 2026
  4. The push to recognize a Palestinian stateDec 12, 2023 – Sep 16, 2026
  5. Trump's plan to take over Gaza and move Palestinians outThis arcJan 26, 2025 – Sep 2, 2026
  6. The Trump administration's bid to deport student activistsMar 9, 2025 – Sep 14, 2026
  7. The activist boats that tried to break Gaza's blockadeMay 2, 2025 – May 20, 2026
  8. Trump's peace plan, the 2025 cease-fire and what followedSep 25, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026
Show remaining 6 arcs
  1. Israel's reckoning over October 7 and Netanyahu's clashes with his security chiefsOct 7, 2023 – Sep 8, 2026
  2. Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on IsraelOct 7, 2023 – May 12, 2026
  3. Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian tollOct 7, 2023 – Sep 16, 2025
  4. The hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025Oct 7, 2023 – Oct 5, 2025
  5. US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conductOct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025
  6. The protests in the US over the warOct 8, 2023 – Mar 31, 2024

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 2– 42026Far-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza6 articles · 5 independent sources
1 left, 1 center, 0 right
Sep 182025Israel’s far-right finance minister suggests a real estate ‘bonanza’ in Gaza will follow the war12 articles · 11 independent sources
1 left, 3 center, 1 right
Aug 12– 132025Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan16 articles · 15 independent sources
2 left, 2 center, 0 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Jan 26 – 28, 2025Trump pushes Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians to ‘clean out’ Gaza84 articles · 55 independent sources
  2. Feb 2 – 4, 2025Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns 'no guarantees' fragile peace in Gaza will hold55 articles · 34 independent sources
  3. Feb 4 – 6, 2025Israel backs Trump plan and orders military to prepare for Palestinians to leave Gaza235 articles · 97 independent sources
  4. Feb 5 – 11, 2025Trump: Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan103 articles · 49 independent sources
    1. Feb 5, 2025Trump lays out exactly how he plans for US to seize control of Gaza
    2. Feb 7, 2025Arab nations push back on Trump Gaza proposal
    3. Feb 8, 2025To Understand Trump’s Gaza Fantasy, Look To Atlantic City
    4. Feb 9, 2025Only right-leaning coverage:Netanyahu praises Trump's 'revolutionary, creative' Gaza plan
  5. Feb 11 – 12, 2025Trump stands by his Gaza plan in meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah52 articles · 32 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Jan 2025May 2025Sep 2025Jan 2026May 2026Aug 2026

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Jan 20, 2025914661
Jan 27, 202510121158
Feb 3, 2025284024326
Feb 10, 2025122310104
Feb 17, 202545026
Mar 3, 2025612546
Mar 10, 20250327
May 12, 202523310
Aug 11, 202522015
Sep 15, 202513112
Aug 31, 20261103

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

27% left · 53% center · 20% right of 143 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 19 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. January 2025

    Jan 26– Feb 2Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza31 articles · 26 independent sources
    3 left, 10 center, 7 right
  2. Jan 26– 28Trump pushes Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians to ‘clean out’ Gaza84 articles · 55 independent sources
    13 left, 18 center, 9 right

  3. February 2025

    Feb 2– 4Trump and Netanyahu hold talks as US president warns 'no guarantees' fragile peace in Gaza will hold55 articles · 34 independent sources
    6 left, 15 center, 5 right
  4. Feb 4– 6Israel backs Trump plan and orders military to prepare for Palestinians to leave Gaza235 articles · 97 independent sources
    20 left, 29 center, 19 right
  5. Feb 4– 5Trump’s suggestion the US ‘take over’ Gaza is rejected by allies and adversaries alike - Boston News, Weather, Sports17 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 2 right
  6. Feb 5– 11Trump: Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan103 articles · 49 independent sources
    16 left, 15 center, 11 right
  7. Feb 6Israel Begins Preparations for Gaza Exodus as Egypt Lobbies Against Trump Plan30 articles · 22 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 3 right
  8. Feb 10– 17Netanyahu: Trump’s Gaza proposal ‘only viable plan’31 articles · 22 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 7 right
  9. Feb 11– 12Trump stands by his Gaza plan in meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah52 articles · 32 independent sources
    5 left, 14 center, 6 right
  10. Feb 12– 18Egypt Is Developing Plan to Rebuild Gaza, Countering Trump’s Plan22 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
  11. Feb 16– 17Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza13 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right

  12. March 2025

    Mar 3– 8Major European nations back Arab plan for Gaza rebuild12 articles · 10 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 1 right
  13. Mar 4– 5Arab leaders endorse Egypt's plan to rebuild Gaza as an alternative to Trump's proposal35 articles · 25 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 2 right
  14. Mar 5US rejects alternative Gaza reconstruction plan proposed by Arab leaders13 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 2 right
  15. Mar 14US and Israel Look to Africa for Resettling Palestinians Uprooted from Gaza9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 2 right

  16. May 2025

    May 15Trump suggests US ‘take’ Gaza, make it ‘freedom zone’10 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 3 right

  17. August 2025

    Aug 12– 13Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan16 articles · 15 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 0 right

  18. September 2025

    Sep 18Israel’s far-right finance minister suggests a real estate ‘bonanza’ in Gaza will follow the war12 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right

  19. September 2026

    Sep 2– 4Far-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right