Israeli politician opposes Trump's Gaza 'takeover' plan, calls for expulsion to more distant countries

Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, has dismissed US President Donald Trump's proposal for the expulsion of two million Palestinians to Egypt and Jordan, arguing that they should be forced to relocate to "more distant countries" instead, Haaretz reported.

Edelstein said that Israel would not impose on neighbouring states what Lebanon had experienced, particularly nations with which it maintains formal peace agreements. “We’re not solving a problem by creating a bigger one,” he said.