WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump hosted Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could somehow be emptied of all residents, controlled by the US and redeveloped as a tourist area.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump hosted Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could somehow be emptied of all residents, controlled by the US and redeveloped as a tourist area.It's an audacious, but highly unlikely, scheme to dramatically remake the Middle East and would require Jordan and other Arab nations to accept more Gaza ns — something Abdullah reiterated after their meeting that he opposes.
Trump has previously suggested that Gaza's residents could be displaced temporarily or permanently, an idea that leaders around the Arab world have sharply rebuked.Additionally, Trump renewed his suggestions that a tenuous ceasefire between Hamas and Israel could be canceled if Hamas doesn't release all of the remaining hostages it is holding by midday on Saturday. Trump first made that suggestion on Monday, though he insisted then that the ultimate decision lies with Israel.
Meeting With Trump Jordan's King Says His Country Opposes Displacing Palestinians In Gaza
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