Coverage dated January 25, 2025 to January 27, 2025

Trump’s Gaza ‘clean out’ proposal draws criticism

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, on the newest of 2 developments

DORAL, Fla. -- President Donald Trump's push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries' governments and left a key congressional ally in Washington perplexed on Sunday.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Earlier updates in this story

Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza - Boston News, Weather, Sports

    Headline from WHDH Boston ·

  2. Newest

    Trump’s Gaza ‘clean out’ proposal draws criticism

    Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ·

1 report not tied to one development ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

84 articles, oldest first.

  1. NBC News

    Trump says he wants to 'clean out' Gaza and move Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has asked the king of Jordan to take in more Palestinians, adding that Palestinians should leave the Gaza Strip to “clean out” the enclave.

  2. WHDH Boston

    Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

    Published

    WHDH Boston's feed description

    ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees

  3. New York Times

    Trump Says He Wants Jordan and Egypt to Take in Palestinians From Gaza (opens New York Times)

    Published

    New York Times's feed description

    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.

  4. Breitbart News

    Trump Suggests Gaza 'Clean Out,' Send Residents to Egypt, Jordan (opens Breitbart News)

    Published

    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump suggested Saturday that he would like to "clean out" Gaza after the devastation of the war started by Hamas.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here’s why they are likely to refuse (opens Anchorage Daily News)

    Published

    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard “no” from the two U.S. allies and the Palestinians themselves who fear Israel would never allow them to return.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump floats plan to ‘just clean out' Gaza and says Arab states should take more Palestinian refugees (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

    Published

    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Donald Trump has ended a hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, a move that was meant to reduce civilian casualties during it's war with Hamas...

  7. Al-Monitor

    Militants slam Trump idea of relocating Palestinians (opens Al-Monitor)

    Published

    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Hamas and militant allies Islamic Jihad on Sunday reacted with fury and defiance to a plan floated by US President Donald Trump to "clean out" Gaza, where a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas aimed at permanently ending the war enters its second week.

  8. The Guardian

    Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza and ‘we just clean out’ territory (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    US president says he wants people to move to neighbouring nations, after resuming shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel

  9. The Boston Globe

    Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza (opens The Boston Globe)

    Published

    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The president told reporters on Air Force One that he discussed his vision with King Abdullah II of Jordan and would speak soon with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt.

  10. Digital Journal

    Trump floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza (opens Digital Journal)

    Published

    Digital Journal's feed description

    US President Donald Trump floated a plan Saturday to "just clean out" Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory in

  11. Fox News

    Trump calls for Jordan, Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees: 'Clean out that whole thing' (opens Fox News)

    Published

    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Saturday he wants Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to accept more Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip.

  12. Salon

    "Clean out that whole thing": Trump wants to relocate Gazans to Egypt, Jordan (opens Salon)

    Published

    Salon's feed description

    The president said that Palestinians could "live in peace for a change" if they were resettled elsewhere.

  13. FOX 5 New York

    Trump latest: Egypt, Jordan pressed to take in Palestinians from Gaza (opens FOX 5 New York)

    Published

    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    President Trump has suggested that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

  14. Legal Insurrection

    Trump Urges Egypt, Jordan to Take in Gaza Refugees Displaced Following Hamas' Oct. 7 Attack (opens Legal Insurrection)

    Published

    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    President Trump: “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say, ‘You know, it’s over.'"

  15. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Trump floats plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza, move Palestinian refugees to Jordan and Egypt (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

    Published

    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    The idea is likely to be welcomed by Israel, where Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right governing partners have long advocated the reestablishment of Jewish settlements in Gaza.

  16. CNN

    Trump suggests his plan for Gaza Strip is to ‘clean out the whole thing’ (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that he had spoken with the king of Jordan about potentially building housing and moving more than 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries, a remarkable proposal from a sitting US president.

  17. WSVN Miami

    Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees and floats plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

    Published

    WSVN Miami's feed description

    ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of

  18. Newsweek

    Trump faces backlash for Gaza "clean out" plan: "Catastrophic mistake" (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    "We just clean out that whole thing and say, 'You know, it's over,'" the new president said to reporters on Air Force One.

  19. Voice of America

    Trump calls for Egypt, Jordan to accept more Palestinian refugees (opens Voice of America)

    Published

    Voice of America's feed description

    U.S. President Donald Trump says he’d like to see regional actors accept more Palestinian refugees. Aboard Air Force One, Trump shared a vision to “just clean out” Gaza and create a virtual clean slate. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi has more.

  20. Just the News

    Trump calls on Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinian refugees from Gaza (opens Just the News)

    Published

    Just the News's feed description

    “You’re talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing and say, ‘You know, it’s over,’” he says

  21. New York Post

    Jordan rejects Trump’s idea to move Palestinian refugees from Gaza to Jordan and Egypt (opens New York Post)

    Published

    New York Post's feed description

    Jordanian officials have immediately rejected President Trump's proposal to "clean out" Gaza by sending more than a million Palestinian refugees to Jordan and Egypt.

  22. Los Angeles Times

    Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees, floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza (opens Los Angeles Times)

    Published

    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Trump also said he's ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, which Biden had implemented out of concern for civilian casualties in Gaza.

  23. UPI

    Trump wants to 'clean out' Gaza strip, send Palestinians to Jordan, Egypt (opens UPI)

    Published

    UPI's feed description

    President Donald Trump said he wants "clean out" the Gaza Strip and have Egypt and Jordan to take in millions of displaced Palestinians.

  24. NPR

    Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees to 'just clean out' Gaza (opens NPR)

    Published

    NPR's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Saturday he'd like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting to "just clean out" the war-torn area.

  25. Green Field Reporter

    Trump wants Jordan and Egypt to accept more refugees and floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

    Published

    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday he’d like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from the Gaza Strip — potentially moving out enough of the population to “just clean out” the war-torn area to create …

Showing the first 25 of 50 headlines. ·

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

Trump’s Gaza ‘clean out’ proposal draws criticism | Since Then