Residents of the Gaza Strip have been reacting to Trump’s threats to further destroy Gaza if all remaining captives are not released, which follow a proposal to expel Gaza’s 2.3 million residents and redevelop the Palestinian territory, Al Jazeera reports.

“My house is gone, my work is gone, but I will not allow Trump to displace us,” Mohamed Abou Azb, a resident of Khan Younis, told Al Jazeera.

“We’re rooted in this land, rooted in Khan Younis, rooted in Gaza. Our life and death are here. We will not bow to the trivialities being said, and we will not leave Gaza.”

Abdallah Abu Rizk, also a resident of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, said Palestinians would never leave. “Over the years, we have remained steadfast in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem. We will remain until we die in our land.”