 "Trump floats ‘clean out' Gaza plan, says expect Egypt and Jordan to take more Palestinian refugees")
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Jordan, Egypt, and other Arab nations should take in more Palestinian refugees from Gaza following the ceasefire between the Palestinian armed group Hamas and Israel. He also proposed relocating the Palestinians to “clear out” the Gaza Strip.
“I’d like Egypt to take people. I’d like Jordan to take people. You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing. Over the centuries, that area has seen many, many conflicts. Something has to happen," Trump said.
Trump dials Jordan King, praises humane approach to hosting Palestinian refugees
Trump also made a phone call to King Abdullah II of Jordan on this matter on Saturday.
He described the call as very good and praised Jordan’s humane approach to hosting Palestinian refugees, suggesting they take in more. “He’s a friend of mine, and we’ve had a great relationship over the years. He’s done an excellent job housing millions of Palestinians in a very humane way. I praised him for that,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
“I said to him, I’d love you to take on more (Palestinian people from Gaza). I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now, and it’s a mess. I’d like him to take people. I’d like Egypt to take people,” he added.
Trump also mentioned that he plans to speak with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi about the matter.
The statements were made during a 20-minute question-and-answer session with reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday.
Hamas opposes Trump’s idea of relocation
A senior Hamas official said to AFP on Sunday that the it would oppose US President Donald Trump’s idea to relocate Gazans to Egypt and Jordan.
“As they have foiled every plan for displacement and alternative homelands over the decades, our people will also foil such projects,” said Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas political bureau, referring to Trump’s comments.
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Moreover, Trump claimed to have ended the previous Biden administration’s restrictions on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. The restriction had been intended to minimise civilian casualties during Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza. The war is now under a fragile ceasefire.
Israel’s campaign in Gaza after October 7 attack
An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas has been ongoing in the Gaza Strip since the deadly October 7 attack in southern Israel, where the militant group killed about 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages.
Since then, Israel’s campaign in Gaza has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, according to health authorities in the region. Over 400 Israeli soldiers have also died in combat in Gaza. A ceasefire, mediated by Qatar, the US, and Egypt, is now in place.
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