Egypt and Jordan have both rejected the suggestion by US President Donald Trump that Gaza should be “cleaned out” and what remains of its pre-conflict population of 2.3 million moved to the two neighbouring countries, Al Jazeera reports.

Trump, who first mooted the idea last week, repeated it on Monday while on board Air Force One as he responded to a question about whether the remaining inhabitants of Gaza would be displaced in the short or long term.

Trump reiterated that he would “like to get [Palestinians from Gaza] living in an area where they can live without disruption and revolution and violence so much”.

Israeli media reported that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff discussed the idea with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.

According to reports on Israeli media, Witkoff pressed Netanyahu to remove whatever political obstacles remained that could derail the three stages of the ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas earlier this month. They also discussed the suggestion that Gaza’s population be displaced to Egypt and Jordan.

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