UAE rejects Trump's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza

The United Arab Emirates president and ruler told visiting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday that it opposes the forced displacement of Palestinians, UAE's state media reported.

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan "reaffirmed the UAE's firm stance, rejecting any attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land", the Emirati state's news agency WAM said.

The exchange came during Rubio’s four-day tour of the Middle East this week.

Tami Bruce, a spokesperson for the US State Department, said Rubio’s tour would focus on regional cooperation, freeing American captives and getting to the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

President Nahyan told Rubio during a meeting in Abu Dhabi that it was important to link the reconstruction of Gaza “to a path that leads to a comprehensive and lasting peace based on the two-state solution" to ensure stability in the region.

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