The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his proposal for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to the territory.

President Donald Trump said Monday he would consider withholding aid from Jordan and Egypt if they do not comply with his request to take in Palestinians from Gaza, further pushing his controversial plan for the United States to “take over” and “own” the Gaza Strip to rebuild it,

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps permanently — as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East.