President Donald Trump says he is talking with Egypt and Jordan to move Palestinians out of Gaza and "clean out" the territory.

Israel has prevented thousands of Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating the terms of a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released.

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Palestinian officials say more than 650,000 displaced people were blocked from entering the northern Gaza Strip, according to Reuters. Israel blocked access to the region after it accused Hamas of failing to release 29-year-old Arbel Yehud during an agreed upon hostage-prisoner exchange.

Thousands gathered in the city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank to welcome the 200 Palestinian prisoners released as part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. CNN’s Nada Bashir spoke to some of those released.

President Trump called for Egypt and Jordan to accept additional Palestinian refugees while suggesting a plan to "just clean out" Gaza.

With a ceasefire agreement pausing the war between Israel and Hamas, Israeli troops have withdrawn from Gaza city centers. For the first time in eight months, NPR got a glimpse of Rafah this week.

President Trump said he had spoken to Jordan’s leader and planned to call Egypt’s on Sunday. Most of Gaza’s two million residents have been displaced in 15 months of fighting.

Trump floated the idea on Saturday, saying he would urge the leaders of the two Arab countries to take in Gaza’s now largely homeless population, so that “we just clean out that whole thing.”

Nearly 300 Palestinian prisoners were released as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. They include convicted militants, as well as activists and a journalist.

A Hamas official reacted with suspicion to the remarks, echoing longstanding Palestinian fears about being driven permanently from their homes.