By Mathew Cohen in Tel Aviv On January 4, newly inaugurated US President Donald J. Trump caused waves during his joint press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. While the US leader expressed an array of outspoken views,

Jordan's King Abdullah said on Wednesday he rejected any attempts to annex land and displace Palestinians after a shock proposal by President Donald Trump that the U.S. take over Gaza, an issue that strikes a raw nerve in the kingdom.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement that he wants to “ clean out ” Gaza raised alarm in many quarters, but perhaps nowhere more so than in Jordan. On a Jan. 25 call, Trump pressured Jordanian King Abdullah II to take in many more Palestinian refugees in what would amount to a de facto ethnic cleansing of Gaza.

The Arab countries are among the top recipients of American military aid, but forcing Palestinians out of their remaining territory could destabilize the entire region.

President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is being met with a hard “no” from the two U.S. allies

Trump has said he would “rather get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing at a different location where Palestinians can maybe live in peace for a change”. Who all are opposing this plan,

Aides to President Trump are seeking to tone down his proposal over the future of Gaza. That's after the US President suggested his country should take over and redevelop the coastal Palestinian territory,