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.
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich criticized the risks of the hostage deal and called to adopt President Trump's proposal to move Gazans to another country.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withdrawn a threat to quit the government if Israel does not return to fighting in Gaza, several Israeli news sites reported on Monday. Earlier this month,
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Trump says Jordan, Egypt should take in Palestinians from Gaza; Hamas and Jordan push back
Trump wants Jordan, Egypt to take in displaced Palestinians; Israel blocks thousands from returning to northern Gaza
US President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza, a suggestion rejected by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that runs the enclave, and apparently rebuffed by the Jordanian foreign minister.
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Palestinians Must Not Be Expelled From Gaza, Berlin Says After Trump Comments
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US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his proposal to “clean out” Gaza by removing Palestinians living there to Jordan and Egypt, a plan which has appalled some allies but has been quickly embraced by Israel’s far right.
Nothing we’ve heard so far from the Israeli state gives confidence that the agreement will last past the first phase.
"There are more than 1.5 million people who have grown up for generations with hate for Israel and antisemitism," the Israeli finance minister told JNS.
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Residents return to north Gaza after hostage breakthrough; Hezbollah rejects Israeli troop withdrawal extensionTens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday, jubilant to be returning home after months of living in temporary shelter but fearing what might remain of their homes amid the bombed-out ruins.
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