Nations Push Back on Trump’s Suggestions for Resettling Palestinians

The president suggested resettling 1.5 million Gazans in Egypt and Jordan, but the countries are unwilling to absorb them.

Displaced Gazans cross the Netzarim corridor from the southern Gaza Strip into Gaza City on Jan. 27, 2025. Omar aL-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images

Less than a week after taking office, U.S. President Donald Trump sparked controversy by advocating the resettlement of Gaza’s Palestinian residents in neighboring Arab countries.

Trump told reporters of a Jan. 25 telephone call with Jordan’s King Abdullah.