President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that he would like to “just clean out” Gaza and send the bombed-out Palestinian refugees from there to neighboring Middle Eastern nations.
During an extended question-and-answer on Air Force One, President Trump floated the idea of moving Palestinians to create a clean slate.
“I’d like Egypt to take people,” the president said, the AP reports, adding, “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.’”
President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Jan. 25, 2025. AP“I’d love for [Jordan] to take on more ’cause I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now, and it’s a mess. It’s a real mess.”
Trump added that this type of relocation of Palestinians “could be temporary or long term.”
“Something has to happen. But it’s literally a demolition site right now. Almost everything’s demolished, and people are dying there,” he emphasized.
“So, I’d rather get involved with some of the Arab nations, and build housing in a different location, where they can maybe live in peace for a change.”
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 High Level Segment meeting on Dec. 1, 2023. NurPhoto via Getty Images
Jordanian King Abdullah II speaks during a visit to Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023. Getty ImagesOn Saturday, the Trump administration agreed to send thousands of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.
That shipment of bombs – 1,800 MK-84s — was previously halted back in May by the Biden administration out of concerns Israel would use the weapons on civilians.
A week of cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has seen nearly dozens of hostages freed with the hope that further steps toward lasting peace will be ongoing.
With Post wires
