By Bongiwe Dlamini

MBABANE:President Donald Trump has once again insisted the United States(US) will take control of the Gaza Strip, as he met Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House, the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) reported on Tuesday.

“It was their first meeting since Trump announced his proposal to take over the enclave and move its population of two million Palestinians to other countries in the region,including Jordan.Earlier this week, Trump suggested he could withhold aid to Jordan and Egypt unless they agreed to take in those Gazans.Jordan, a key US ally in the Middle East, is already home to millions of Palestinians and has rejected the proposal. King Abdullah said after their meeting that Jordan's “steadfast position(is] against the displacement of Palestinians,” the BBC reported.