US EditionJordan pledges to take in sick Palestinian children as Trump backpedals on aid threat
- Jordan's King Abdullah II agreed to accept 2,000 sick Palestinian children during a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.
- Trump suggested the U.S. Should take control of Gaza and relocate Palestinians to other nations, including Jordan, but met resistance from Jordan and Egypt.
- Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi stated the country's opposition to Trump's plan is firm and unwavering.
- Trump praised Jordan's acceptance of sick children as a 'beautiful gesture' and indicated he would not threaten aid to Jordan and Egypt over refugee acceptance.
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US and Jordan walk tightrope over Gaza relocation proposal
Jordan's King Abdullah II rejected Donald Trump's call to take in Gazans but offered to accept 2,000 sick children instead. Hopes are now on an Arab summit on February 27, while fears of renewed fighting in Gaza grow.
Jordan’s dependence on US foreign aid puts king in bind
This is an excerpt from Al-Monitor Security, a weekly newsletter covering defense and conflict developments in the Middle East. To get Al-Monitor Security in your inbox, sign up here.WASHINGTON — Jordan’s King Abdullah II framed his kingdom as central to US national security interests in meetings with top officials before sitting down with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday.
Jordan To Host 2,000 Sick Children From Gaza, King Says
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News AMMAN/ WASHINGTON (Worthy News) – U.S. President Donald J. Trump told Jordan’s King Abdullah visiting the White House on Tuesday that he still wants to take over Gaza and move its population of two million Palestinians to other nearby countries, including Jordan. Yet the king, sitting alongside Trump, announced Amman would take in “2,000 sick children,” including cancer patients, fr…
(S+) Jordan's Abdullah II at Trump: Evil game with the King
Surreal Middle East diplomacy in the Oval Office: The US President is already looking at the plots on which he wants to distribute the people of Gaza. Jordan's King Abdullah is sitting next to it, smiling and walling.
"Nothing To Buy, Will Take It": Trump Doubles Down On Gaza Takeover Plan
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) doubled down on his threat of the United States "owning" the Gaza Strip by displacing the 2.2 million Palestinians living in the enclave to neighbouring countries as he met Jordan King Abdullah II-- now of America's closest Middle East allies. "We're going to have Gaza. We don't have to buy. There's nothing to buy. We will have Gaza...We're going to take it, we're going to hold it, we're going t…
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