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Trump says Palestinians should be removed from Gaza for a 'more majestic' outcome
12 February 2025 20:17 GMT
Donald Trump believes forcing Palestinians out of Gaza would be a “more majestic” solution, according to the White House, despite widespread rejection of such a plan.
The White House said that Jordan’s King Abdullah II firmly opposed the idea during discussions on Tuesday.
“The king would much prefer that the Palestinians stay in place,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at a briefing. “But the president feels it would be much better and more majestic if these Palestinians could be moved to safer areas.”
Trump’s remarks align with Israeli efforts to forcefully depopulate Gaza despite the proposal being widely condemned as "ethnic cleansing".