Ari Shapiro

President Trump proposed relocating those people to other countries in the region, like Egypt and Jordan.

Trump has said the Palestinians would not be allowed to return. UN officials and others say Trump's plan would amount to ethnic cleansing. And despite domestic and international concerns that the U.S. is empire building, Trump continues to double down on his plans for the U.S. to own Gaza. He brought it up in the Oval Office on Tuesday while sitting next to the King of Jordan.

Trump has said the Palestinians would not be allowed to return. UN officials and others say Trump's plan would amount to ethnic cleansing. And despite domestic and international concerns that the U.S. is empire building, Trump continues to double down on his plans for the U.S. to own Gaza. He brought it up in the Oval Office on Tuesday while sitting next to the King of Jordan.

Trump has said the Palestinians would not be allowed to return. UN officials and others say Trump's plan would amount to ethnic cleansing. And despite domestic and international concerns that the U.S. is empire building, Trump continues to double down on his plans for the U.S. to own Gaza. He brought it up in the Oval Office on Tuesday while sitting next to the King of Jordan.

King Abdullah was asked directly what he thought of Trump's plan.

King Abdullah was asked directly what he thought of Trump's plan.

King Abdullah was asked directly what he thought of Trump's plan.

Consider this. Trump says the U.S. is going to take over Gaza, though he offers few specifics. What could the proposal mean for Palestinians and the broader Middle East? From NPR, I'm Ari Shapiro. It's Consider This from NPR. President Trump continues to insist that the U.S. will take over Gaza, that its residents will be moved to what Trump calls a beautiful location with new houses.

Consider this. Trump says the U.S. is going to take over Gaza, though he offers few specifics. What could the proposal mean for Palestinians and the broader Middle East? From NPR, I'm Ari Shapiro. It's Consider This from NPR. President Trump continues to insist that the U.S. will take over Gaza, that its residents will be moved to what Trump calls a beautiful location with new houses.

Consider this. Trump says the U.S. is going to take over Gaza, though he offers few specifics. What could the proposal mean for Palestinians and the broader Middle East? From NPR, I'm Ari Shapiro. It's Consider This from NPR. President Trump continues to insist that the U.S. will take over Gaza, that its residents will be moved to what Trump calls a beautiful location with new houses.

Many people have reacted with horror, including Democratic Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen last week on MSNBC.

Many people have reacted with horror, including Democratic Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen last week on MSNBC.

Many people have reacted with horror, including Democratic Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen last week on MSNBC.

NPR's Kat Lonsdorf joins us from Tel Aviv. She has been following all of this closely and hearing from Palestinians in Gaza. Hi, Kat.

NPR's Kat Lonsdorf joins us from Tel Aviv. She has been following all of this closely and hearing from Palestinians in Gaza. Hi, Kat.

NPR's Kat Lonsdorf joins us from Tel Aviv. She has been following all of this closely and hearing from Palestinians in Gaza. Hi, Kat.

Let's start with that moment in the Oval Office on Tuesday afternoon. You had Trump insisting that this will happen and King Abdullah of Jordan not exactly saying no, but not saying yes either. What have leaders of Egypt and Jordan been saying?

Let's start with that moment in the Oval Office on Tuesday afternoon. You had Trump insisting that this will happen and King Abdullah of Jordan not exactly saying no, but not saying yes either. What have leaders of Egypt and Jordan been saying?

Let's start with that moment in the Oval Office on Tuesday afternoon. You had Trump insisting that this will happen and King Abdullah of Jordan not exactly saying no, but not saying yes either. What have leaders of Egypt and Jordan been saying?

In the week since Trump stood next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and threw out the idea, a shaky ceasefire in Gaza has become more shaky. What impact has Trump's proposal had?