Set of Strong Arab countries He issued a statement on Saturday rejecting President Donald Trump's proposal that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip be transferred to Egypt and Jordan.
Foreign Ministers in Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, as well as the Secretary -General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Secretary -General of the Association of Arab States in Cairo, Egypt, met on Saturday, and issued a joint statement after that in detailing the matters approved by the leadership of strong Arab countries.
Their agreements included “expressing the continuous support of Samad the Palestinian people on their lands and their commitment to their legitimate rights under international law.” The statement said that the officials “confirmed their rejection of any violation of these inadequacy rights, whether through settlement activities, the expulsion and demolition of homes, the inclusion of lands, or the displacement of the Palestinians from their land.”
“They also rejected any efforts to encourage the transfer or uprooting of the Palestinians from their lands, under any circumstances or justifications.” “These measures, as they noticed, threaten regional stability, exacerbate the conflict, and undermine peace and coexistence between the peoples of the region.”
The Prime Minister in Qatar and Foreign Minister Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani will attend a meeting of the Arab League ministers in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, February 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalid Elfiqui)
The “statement” also welcomes the ceasefire and the hostages between Israel and Hamas, in which Qatar, Egypt and the United States have mediated.
The participants also expressed their commitment to work with the administration of US President Donald Trump to follow a fair and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, in line with a two -state solution, and seeking to achieve a conflict -free zone, “they said.
Trump was asked in the Oval Office on Friday whether it was believed that it is good for Egypt and Jordan to accept the Palestinians from Gaza, although the two countries deny that they do so.
“I think Jordan will take people, yes, people from Gaza, and I think Egypt will take them as well. I mean, I heard someone said he will not go, but I think they will. Trump said.
The Israel war in Gaza, which it started October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks This was killed 1,200 Israelis, which is believed to have led to the elimination of most of the terrorist organization's grip in the region, but the issue of reconstruction and leadership that was eventually reformed without terrorist control suspended in balance amid a fragile shooting agreement.
Trump put for the first time the idea of Egypt and Jordan about 1.5 million people from Gaza while they were addressing the correspondents on the Air Force last month.
“I would like Egypt to take people,” Trump said. “You are talking about perhaps a million and a half, and we are only Clean this whole thing And say, “You know, it's over.”
“It is literally a demolition site at the present time. Almost everything is being demolished, and people die there.” “Therefore, I prefer engaging with some Arab countries, and building housing in a different location, where they can live in peace for change.”
Last week, President Abdel Fahia Al -Sisi said that the transfer of the Palestinians from Gaza “cannot be tolerated or allowed.”
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Savadi, Al -Yasar and the Saudi Foreign Ministry, Faisal bin Farhan, attended a meeting of ministers abroad in the Arab League in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, February 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalid Elfiqui)
“The solution to this issue is a two -state solution. It is the establishment of a Palestinian state,” he said at a press conference. “The solution is not to remove the Palestinian people from their place. No.”
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi also said that his country's opposition to Trump's idea was “firm and consistent.”
The Egyptian government said that Sisi received a call from Trump on Saturday, but it did not mention the case.
“The invitation has strengthened a positive discussion between the presidents, which confirms the decisive importance of developing the implementation of the first and second phases of the ceasefire agreement, and to ensure the stability of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip,” according to the Egyptian government -outside. “In addition, the call for the urgent need to increase the delivery of humanitarian aid and relief to the residents of Gaza.”
The Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdi, the oath, will meet with the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Iman Safadi, at the Tahr Palace in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, February 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalid Elfiqui)
According to his government. He stressed that the international community puts its confidence in its ability to the Convention of President Trump to secure a historic and permanent peace agreement, which would put an end to decades -long conflict in the region. This is based on President Trump's commitment to peace, which is what confirmed in his opening speech as a peace man .
Jordan is already home to more than two million Palestinians, according to Associated Press. Egypt has warned of security effects to transfer large numbers of Palestinians to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, on the border with Gaza.
Both countries were the first to make peace with Israel, but they support the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, and the lands that Israel seized from Jordan and Egypt in the six -day war of 1967.
The Israeli government ordered United Nations Relief and Business Agency (UNRWA) to stop its operations in the country as of Thursday, amid allegations that the agency was involved in the Hamas terrorist group.
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The Arab Nations statement also confirmed on Saturday, “The role of the axis, which is indispensable, cannot be dispensed with” from UNRWA and “categorically rejected any attempts to overcome its role or reduce its role.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
