US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that Egypt and Jordan would take in displaced Gazans, despite the two Arab nations dismissing his plan to move Palestinians from the territory.
President Trump said he had spoken to Jordan’s leader and planned to call Egypt’s on Sunday. Most of Gaza’s two million residents have been displaced in 15 months of fighting.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held a conversation regarding the events in the Gaza Strip. The two parties discussed efforts to prevent the return of Hamas's control in the enclave,
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II rejected on Wednesday any forced displacement of Gazans after US President Donald
US President Donald Trump on Saturday floated the idea that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza, where Israel's military actions have killed tens of thousands and created a dire humanitarian situation.
US President Donald Trump had floated a plan to move Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says ‘displacement of the Palestinian people is an injustice’ after US president repeated call.
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
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with Jordan's King Abdullah on Monday, the State Department said, with the call coming two days after a suggestion by President Donald Trump that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza.
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 Sisi of Egypt and King Abdullah II of Jordan firmly rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza following US President Trump’s suggestion. Sisi emphasized Egypt’s unwavering support for a Palestinian state,
After 15 months of war, Trump called Gaza a "demolition site" and said he discussed relocating Palestinians with Jordan's King Abdullah II.