US's Bernie Sanders lone senator to oppose Trump's call to 'clean out' Gaza

US Senator Bernie Sanders has condemned President Donald Trump's comments that millions of Palestinians from Gaza be removed from the enclave, calling it "ethnic cleansing" and a "war crime".

Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont and a leading progressive voice in American politics, was the lone senator to condemn the remarks and called on others to censure Trump for making the suggestion.

"Trump said he wants to “clean out” Gaza and push the millions of Palestinians living there into neighboring countries," Sanders said in a statement on X.

"There is a name for this - ethnic cleansing - and it’s a war crime," he added.

Trump on Sunday said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from the territory, calling Gaza a "demolition site".

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