Donald Trump has suggested large numbers of Palestinians should leave Gaza to “just clean out” the whole strip, after ordering the US military to restart shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel.

The US president said he wanted Gaza residents to move to neighbouring nations, and that they could be displaced “temporarily or could be long-term”, after a phone call with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Saturday.

“I said to him: I’d love you to take on more because I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now and it’s a mess, it’s a real mess. I’d like him to take people,” Trump said, when asked about the call.

He also suggested Egypt as a destination for Gaza residents, and said he would raise the issue with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi on Sunday.

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    Dear me.

    As a matter of fact, I’ve never been to Germany or anywhere in Europe for that matter.

    I’m Australian, and just happen to be using a server with a .de TLD.

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        Hah. We’ve never had “concentration camps”, that’s a specific term referring to a specific thing.

        It’s true that Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers in recent decades has a lot to criticise.

        I’m not really certain why you’re so fixated on my heritage and the associated ethical misadventures of my compatriots?

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          ‘Why do you care that I’m a white south African from apartheid days when you’re accusing me of being racist? What does that matter?’