‘Clean out that whole thing’: Trump asks Jordan, Egypt to take Gaza residents

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US President Donald Trump has said that he would like to “just clean out” Gaza, urging Egypt and Jordan to take in more Palestinians from the coastal enclave, Al Jazeera reports.

The remarks came as he said that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza, a suggestion rejected by Hamas.

Speaking with reporters on board Air Force One yesterday, Trump said he had had a call earlier in the day with King Abdullah II of Jordan and would speak with Egypt President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi later today.

“I would like Egypt to take people. 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.’”

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