Trump doubled down this week on his vows to empty Gaza permanently of its more than 2 million Palestinians, saying they would not be allowed to return and suggesting at one point he might force Egypt and Jordan to take them in by threatening to cut off U.S. aid.

Behind U.S. President Donald Trump’s vows to turn Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East” lies a plan to forcibly drive a population from its land, rights groups say, warning it could be a war

During an interview with Fox News anchor Bret Baier, President Trump revealed that his plan to “take over Gaza” and resettle its population while the area is redeveloped includes prohibiting more than 2 million Palestinians from returning home.