Egypt and Jordan have both rejected the suggestion by US President Donald Trump that Gaza should be “cleaned out” and what remains of its pre-war population of 2.3 million moved to the two neighbouring countries.
Trump, who first mooted the idea on Sunday, repeated it on Monday while on board Air Force One as he responded to a question about whether the remaining inhabitants of Gaza would be displaced in the short or long term. Trump reiterated that he would “like to get [Palestinians from Gaza] living in an area where they can live without disruption and revolution and violence so much”.
