(VOVWORLD) - 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 Jordan and Egypt.
Trump said on Saturday that almost everything in Gaza has been demolished and the US wants to get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing at a different location where Palestinian people can live in peace for a change.
Jordan is already home to several million Palestinians, while tens of thousands live in Egypt. Both countries and other Arab nations reject the idea of Palestinians in Gaza being moved to their countries. Gaza is land that Palestinians would want as part of a future Palestinian state.
Jordan appeared to reject Trump's suggestion, with its Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi telling reporters that the country's stance against any displacement of Palestinians from Gaza remains "firm and unwavering".
Egypt's foreign ministry followed suit, saying it categorically rejects any displacement of Palestinians from their land, be it "short term or long term".