Trump’s Gaza plan could amount to war crime, say experts

Academics fear US president's lack of reference to international law could lead to global breakdown of peace and security

Donald Trump's proposal to permanently move millions of Palestinians out of Gaza to allow its reconstruction under US ownership" could amount to a war crime or crime against humanity, experts in international law have said.

The experts said the US president's framing of his plan without any reference to international law set a dangerous precedent that would encourage other world leaders to do similarly and contribute to a global breakdown of peace and security.