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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and Patrick Wintour

Trump repeats suggestion Palestinians should leave Gaza for Egypt and Jordan

Donald Trump speaking in the doorway of his Air Force One plane
US president Donald Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that he’s due to meet his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, ‘soon’. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Donald Trump has repeated his suggestion that large numbers of Palestinians should leave Gaza for Egypt or Jordan, despite widespread opposition to the proposal from Palestinian leadership, the UN and US allies in the region.

Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One on Monday night, the US president was asked about his comments over the weekend about “cleaning out” the Gaza Strip either “temporarily or long-term”. Trump reiterated he would “like to get [Palestinians from Gaza] living in an area where they can live without disruption and revolution and violence so much”.

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