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Arab nations oppose removing Palestinians from Gaza in letter to US
3 February 2025 23:16 GMT
Five Arab foreign ministers and a senior Palestinian official sent a joint letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday, opposing plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza, as suggested by President Donald Trump in late January.
The letter was signed by the foreign ministers of Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, as well as Palestinian presidential adviser Hussein al-Sheikh. It was reported first by Axios, which said the top diplomats met in Cairo over the weekend.
Trump first floated the suggestion of Jordan and Egypt taking in Palestinians from Gaza on 25 January 2025. When asked if he was suggesting that as a long-term or short-term solution, the president said: "Could be either."