Egypt rejects any proposals entailing displacement of Palestinians from Gaza: PM

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Amr Mohamed Kandil

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Thu, 06 Feb 2025 - 02:37 GMT

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Amr Mohamed Kandil

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 - 02:37 GMT

Egypt's PM Mostafa Madbouly welcomes Palestinian PM Mohammad Mustafa in Cairo, 6 Feb. 2025 - Egyptian Cabinet

Egypt's PM Mostafa Madbouly welcomes Palestinian PM Mohammad Mustafa in Cairo, 6 Feb. 2025 - Egyptian Cabinet

CAIRO – 6 February 2025: Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stressed Egypt's stance, as articulated by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in rejecting any proposals that entail the displacement of the Palestinian people from their lands in Gaza.

Receiving Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in Cairo on Thursday, Madbouly reiterated Egypt's unwavering support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.

These rights particularly include the right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state along the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, he emphasized.

Madbouly’s remarks come after US President Donald Trump unveiled plans for the US to “take over” and “own” the Gaza Strip “long-term” to develop it, while moving Palestinians elsewhere.

At a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump asserted that the US will turn Gaza into a development project that could be “the Riviera of the Middle East.”

Trump repeated his proposal on Thursday, saying that the “Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting.”

His proposal has drawn global condemnation from Arab and European countries, other world powers including Russia and China, as well as US Democratic lawmakers.

Since his inaguration in January, Trump has been pushing for relocating Gazans to Egypt and Jordan, a proposal firmly rejected by the two Arab countries and most of the international community.

Sisi emphasized last month that a displacement of the Palestinian people from Gaza would be “injustice that Egypt cannot be part of.”

GAZA RECONSTRUCTION

Madbouly expressed Egypt's strong commitment to collaborating with various regional and international partners with regard to Gaza reconstruction and promotion of Palestinian interests.

He added that such efforts will pave the way for unifying the West Bank and Gaza to support the efforts for establishing a Palestinian state.

The Palestinian prime minister commended Egypt’s rejection of the displacement plan and underscored the importance of working towards the reconstruction of Gaza.

Mustafa discussed the efforts of the Palestinian Authority to assess the scale of destruction caused by the war in Gaza and the needs for reconstruction, coordinating with various international organizations.

He confirmed that the Palestinian government will collaborate with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) to restore services for Palestinian refugees in Gaza.

Madbouly assured that Egypt would mobilize its resources for the reconstruction of Gaza in accordance with President Sisi's directives, highlighting the capabilities of Egyptian companies to contribute to these efforts.

GAZA CEASEFIRE

The rapid developments regarding the Palestinian cause come amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, which took effect on 19 January, brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the US.

The Israeli war has lasted for 16 months, killing over 47,000 people and forcing most of the population to leave their homes.

The agreement has so far saw Hamas’ release of 18 captives out of dozens more still held in Gaza, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Under the ceasefire Hamas and Israel are set to start talks about the second phase of the agreement, which will involve the release of all remaining captives, a permanent end to fighting, and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave.

Reconstruction of Gaza is set to take place in the final phase as the Israeli bombardment has damaged or destroyed more than two-thirds of Gaza's structures, according to UN estimates based on satellite data from January.

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