President of the United States of America Donald tramp he stated that Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries should increase the number of Palestinian refugees from Gaza Strip, where the war with Israel caused a humanitarian crisis.
He said he spoke with the King of Jordan about the potential construction of housing facilities and the relocation of more than a million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries, reports CNN.
"I told him I would like them to take more, because right now I'm looking at the whole Gaza Strip, and it's a mess, a real mess," Trump said.
Jordan's state news agency, Petra, reported on the conversation with Trump, but did not mention Palestinian resettlement. The country is already home to more than 2,39 million registered Palestinian refugees, according to UN figures.
Trump said he would like both Jordan and Egypt to accept people and announced a conversation with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
"We're talking about a million and a half people, let's just clean it all up," Trump said, adding that there are conflicts in the region that have been going on for centuries.
"I don't know, something has to happen, but it's literally a demolition site right now." Almost everything has been demolished and people are dying there, so I would prefer to cooperate with some Arab countries and build accommodation in another location where they might be able to live in peace".
He added that this accommodation could be temporary, but also permanent.
Deviation from American politics
The 15-month-old war between Israel and Hamas has claimed tens of thousands of lives and reduced much of Gaza to rubble. Israeli airstrikes have damaged or destroyed about 60 percent of buildings, including schools and hospitals, as well as about 92 percent of homes, according to UN figures.
Data from the United Nations indicate that about 90 percent of Gaza's residents have been displaced, and many have been forced to move several times.
Trump's comments represent a departure from decades of US foreign policy, which has long relied on a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
There have long been fears in the region that Israel wants to expel Palestinians from Gaza into neighboring countries - a claim that Israel rejects but that is supported by far-right factions of its ruling coalition.
Sources: CNN/Beta
