U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Egypt's foreign minister on Tuesday it was important to ensure Hamas can never govern Gaza again, the State Department said, with their call coming after President Donald Trump suggested Egypt and Jordan should take more Palestinians.

Secretary of State speaks to Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty to discuss the latest developments in Gaza. State Department does not specify whether Trump's relocation idea for Gazans came up in the conversation.

President Donald Trump's suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip was met with a hard “no" Sunday from the two U.S. allies along with the Palestinians themselves,