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Egypt and Spain reject Trump's proposal to expel Palestinians from Gaza
19 February 2025 18:52 GMT
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have firmly opposed US President Donald Trump's plan to "take over" Gaza and forcibly expel Palestinians from the war-ravaged enclave.
The Arab League is set to convene in Cairo on 4 March to discuss the proposal. Speaking in Madrid ahead of the summit, Sisi urged the “international community’s support and adoption of a plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip without displacing the Palestinian people.”
He said that Palestinians “cling to their homeland, which they do not agree to relinquish”.
Sanchez, a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights within the European Union, echoed this stance, saying, “Gaza belongs to the Palestinians and is part of the future Palestinian state.