US State Department rejects Egypt’s Gaza plan, not ‘adequate’

The US State Department said Thursday that an Egyptian-led plan for Gaza did not meet the expectations of President Donald Trump, who has proposed mass displacement of Palestinians from the war-battered territory. The proposed deal "does not fulfill the requirements, the nature, of what President Trump was asking for," State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters. "It does not meet the expectations," she said.However, the US welcomes the Arab effort to address the issue, which Bruce says must continue.

US State Department REJECTS Egypt’s Gaza plan: ‘Does NOT meet expectations’ pic.twitter.com/P48AYXgqhm

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She spoke shortly after Trump's point man on the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, gave a more positive spin on the Egyptian-led diplomacy, without endorsing the details. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says foreigners supporting terror groups will face deportation, in a statement issued shortly after Axios reported that his office is planning to use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who are perceived as supporters of Hamas.