A decadeslong history of violent conflict is among the reasons that countries in the region are opposed to providing a haven for the war-weary Gazans.

Jordan voiced its "firm and unwavering" rejection of President Trump's suggestion that most Palestinians in Gaza could be relocated to neighboring nations.

President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign promise to impose steep tariffs on imports -- including those coming from close U.S. allies -- has some of his fellow Republicans in Congress worried about its potential hit to their home-state economies.

Trump floated the idea on Saturday, saying he would urge the leaders of the two Arab countries to take in Gaza’s now largely homeless population, so that “we just clean out that whole thing.”

President Trump said he had spoken to Jordan’s leader and planned to call Egypt’s on Sunday. Most of Gaza’s two million residents have been displaced in 15 months of fighting.

The president expanded on a controversial idea that was rejected by the Arab states and would represent a significant shift in U.S. policy.

CAIRO (AP) — The leader of important U.S. ally Egypt on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt take in displaced Palestinians from Gaza, defying a U.S. president who has shown little patience for dissent from international partners.

Trump said he discussed his vision on a call earlier in the day with King Abdullah II of Jordan and would speak Sunday with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt.