Israeli sources: Trump is serious about relocating Gazans to Egypt and Jordan
Following his meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Mediator Steve Witkoff met with senior Israeli leaders to discuss carrying out President Trump's transfer plans.
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Israeli sources speaking with Channel 13 News said tonight (Wednesday) that they believe Donald Trump's plan to relocate the over two million dislocated Gazans to Jordan and Egypt is a serious one and not meant for show.
Following his meeting today with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Mediator Steve Witkoff, who helped secure the hostage deal now in effect in the final days of President Biden's term of office, met with senior Israeli officials.
Witkoff reportedly spoke with the officials regarding various plans for removing Gazans from the Gaza Strip, and these officials told Channel 13 News that they believe this means the United States is very serious about this plan.
Adam Boehler, Trump's adviser on the hostages, said in an interview for Israeli media that if Egypt and Jordan don't want the Gazans moved into their territory, "let them offer another solution."
President Donald Trump has repeatedly spoken in favor of at least a temporary removal of Gazans to those states due to the ruin and destruction of much of the Gaza Strip following over a year of intense warfare with the IDF since October 7.
Egypt and Jordan have both emphatically rejected the idea of absorbing any dislocated Gazans. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said that such a move would endanger the national security of Egypt.
France, meanwhile, called the move "unacceptable," as both contrary to international law and an effort which would "destabilize" both countries, who are considered generally friendly to the west.
While most Israeli ministers are maintaining their silence on the issue, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that he supports Trump's idea of relocating Gazans to Arab countries and even said that he is now working to get Prime Minister Netanyahu and the rest of the government on board with the idea.