Blinken says ‘no forcible displacement of Palestinians’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that a durable peace in the Middle East would include "no forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza".

Speaking from Tokyo after the G7 meeting, Blinken said such displacement will not happen now or after the war.

“No re-occupation of Gaza after the conflict ends. No attempt to blockade or besiege Gaza. No reduction in the territory of Gaza. We must also ensure no terrorist threats can emanate from the West Bank,” Blinken told reporters.

Blinken said postwar plans must include Gaza being unified with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority.

He added that plans must also include a “sustained mechanism for reconstruction in Gaza" and a "pathway to Israelis and Palestinians living side by side" in two separate states.