Washington DC - President Donald Trump has outlined how he plans to "clean out" Gaza by moving Palestinians to neighboring Arab nations.

On Saturday, while traveling aboard Air Force One, Trump shared details with reporters about a recent phone call he had with Jordan's Abdullah II, where he suggested the King take in Palestinian refugees in the region.

"I said to him that 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," Trump said.

"You're talking about a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing," he added.

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Trump went on to suggest that Egypt should do the same and said he planned to have a similar discussion with the country's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

"I don't know, something has to happen, but it's literally a demolition site right now," Trump continued.

"Almost everything's demolished, and people are dying there, so I'd rather get involved with some of the Arab nations and build housing in a different location where I think they could maybe live in peace for a change."

Since Israel began their bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip, more than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed, 60% of buildings have been destroyed, and 90% of the population has already been displaced at least once.

Over the years, US presidents and leaders have traditionally pushed for a two-state solution, which would allow Palestinians to stay in Gaza, but critics of Israel's handling of the war have argued the country aims to move them all out to claim the territory as their own.

According to CNN, a senior Hamas official recently said Palestinians "will not accept any proposals or solutions" from Trump on leaving their home, even if the plans are "seemingly well-intentioned under the guise of reconstruction."