Trump said he discussed his vision on a call earlier in the day with King Abdullah II of Jordan and would speak Sunday with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt.

The president, calling the heavily bombed enclave “a demolition site,” proposed relocating Palestinians temporarily or long-term, a move rejected by Arab countries since the war began.

President Trump said he told King Abdullah II of Jordan during a phone call Saturday that he would like Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza, an idea that is likely to reignite debate about the future of nearly two million Palestinians.

You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say, ‘You know, it’s over,’” he says

I’d like him to take people. I’d like Egypt to take people,” said Trump. “You’re talking about, probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out

US President Trump has proposed relocating Palestinian refugees from Gaza to neighboring Arab countries, such as Jordan and Egypt, to alleviate the hu

President Trump on Saturday said he wants Jordan and Egypt to accept Palestinian refugees “temporarily or long term” and suggested his plan for Gaza would be to “clean out the whole thing.” Trump’s comments to reporters aboard Air Force One came after he spoke on the phone with Jordan’s King Abdullah who “stressed the pivotal role of the U.

US President Donald Trump has called on Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinian refugees from the war devasted Gaza Strip.