According to The New York Times, after Egypt and Jordan refused to cooperate with the U.S. plan to "clear out" and "take over" Gaza, U.S. President Trump stated in an interview that he "suggested" but did not "force" the implementation of the plan. The report suggests that Trump appears to have abandoned this plan.

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The New York Times reported that during a live interview with a Fox News program that day, Trump seemed to acknowledge that his persuasion efforts had failed. Both Egypt and Jordan refused to accept displaced Gazans, rendering the idea he had previously proposed unfeasible.

"We pay billions of dollars to Jordan and Egypt every year. I was a bit surprised they said that, but they did say it," Trump stated. "I tell you, the way to achieve this is through my plan, and I believe it's the plan that really works. But I won't force its implementation, I just sit down and suggest it."

The report stated that Trump discussed the plan in the past tense, suggesting that he had already abandoned the idea, "I used to like my plan. I used to think my plan was good."

On a certain date, Trump first proposed the idea of "emptying" the Gaza Strip, suggesting that Egypt and Jordan should receive and "temporarily" or "permanently" resettle the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. The Arab League, along with Egypt and Jordan, immediately expressed strong opposition. On another date, during a meeting at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Trump stated that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip should be permanently resettled elsewhere, and that the United States would take over the Gaza Strip for a long term and develop it. Saudi Arabia quickly expressed strong opposition to this proposal. On yet another date, Egyptian President Sisi met with visiting Jordanian Crown Prince Hussein in Cairo, where both sides emphasized the necessity of immediately starting the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip on the premise that Palestinians remain on their own land. The Egyptian Presidency issued a statement that day, reiterating that the "two-state solution," which is based on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the capital of an independent Palestinian state, remains the only guarantee for achieving "lasting peace and stability" in the region.

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