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Displacement of Palestinians tests Arab unity: Syria's Ahmed al-Sharaa

Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Tuesday made his first public statements on the Palestinian cause, saying the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza would be a "test of Arab unity".

Sharaa spoke at the Arab leaders summit in Cairo, which is a meeting meant to respond to the US threat to turn Gaza into a "riviera" for tourists. 

"It is time for us all to stand up to these plans and reject them forcefully," Sharaa said in his first remarks on the international stage. 

"The call for the forced displacement of Palestinians is a stain on humanity."