US embassy in Libya denies Gaza relocation report as 'untrue'

The US embassy in Libya has dismissed a report by NBC News claiming the Trump administration is crafting a plan to move Palestinians from Gaza to Libya.

In a brief statement on X, the embassy wrote: “The report of alleged plans to relocate Gazans to Libya is untrue.”

NBC News reported on Thursday that the US administration had explored a proposal to permanently transfer up to one million Palestinians from the besieged enclave to Libya.

The outlet cited five sources familiar with the discussions, including two directly involved and one former US official.

Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Unity, based in Tripoli, has not responded publicly to the claims.

Donald Trump has previously said he wanted the United States to take control of Gaza and relocate its population.

Palestinians have roundly rejected any such suggestions, likening them to the Nakba of 1948, when hundreds of thousands were forced from their homes during the establishment of Israel.