King Abdullah rebuffs Trump’s push for Jordan to take in displaced Palestinians

Egypt also rejects idea, saying it planned to present vision of reconstruction in Gaza for Palestinians to remain on land

Donald Trump has pressed Jordan's King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently displaced under the US president's idea for the US to take over the Gaza Strip - even as the king said his country was firmly opposed to the move.

Speaking alongside the Arab country's ruler in the White House, Trump signaled he would not budge on his idea that involves moving the Gaza Strip's shell-shocked residents and transforming the war-ravaged territory into what he billed a Riviera of the Middle East".