I wish we died in Gaza instead.” As President Trump proposes forcibly relocating as many as 2 million Palestinians from Gaza Strip into ramshackle camps like this one, many of the some 35,000 refugees in Jerash have a message for their brethren.

NPR traveled with Jordan's military on a recent helicopter flight delivering aid to the Gaza Strip, part of a test program since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect last month.

Demonstrators gather outside the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip on January 31, 2025 to protest against a plan to move Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan.

President Trump met with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday, where he doubled down on a controversial proposal for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip amid pressure he’s putting on neighboring Arab countries to absorb its population.

The White House on Wednesday acknowledged disagreement between President Trump and King Abdullah II of Jordon over Trump’s pitch to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip while the U.S.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II once again rejected any mass displacement of Palestinians after meeting with President Donald Trump, who has called for the Gaza Strip’s roughly 2 million residents to be removed from the war-ravaged territory.

Whatever rights Arab residents of Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem may have had to assert any claim to sovereignty over these areas were given over to Jordan.

President Donald Trump has proposed "cleaning" the Gaza Strip and turning it into a Mediterranean Riviera, but the plan faces obstacles such as opposition from Egypt and Jordan, and the Gaza Strip's sovereignty.

President Donald Trump has proposed "cleaning" the Gaza Strip and turning it into a Mediterranean Riviera, but the plan faces obstacles such as opposition from Egypt and Jordan, and the Gaza Strip's sovereignty.

Jordan nominated East Jerusalem as UNESCO World Heritage site, reflecting a Hashemite long-term custodianship over Muslim and Christian shrines in Jerusalem. Meanwhile, Petra (inscribed in 1985), Qaser Amra (inscribed in 1985,

President Trump’s plan would send a huge number of refugees to Jordan, adding new frictions to the kingdom’s often tense, sometimes violent history with displaced Palestinians.

Syrian transitional leader Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Jordan on Wednesday and meet King Abdullah to discuss boosting ties between the two neighbours, two Jordanian officials said.