Arab foreign ministers reject transferring out Palestinians ‘under any circumstances’
President Trump had said, on January 25, Egypt and Jordan should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza. Palestinian woman Umm Ali hugs her son-in-law, who, along with his wife, Umm Ali’s daughter Souad Atallah, was displaced to the south at Israel's order during the war, upon their return to northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, January 27, 2025. Reuters
Arab foreign ministers on Saturday rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land “under any circumstances or justifications”, presenting a unified stance against US President Donald Trump’s call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of the Gaza Strip.
In a joint statement following a meeting in Cairo, the foreign ministers and officials from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia Qatar, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League said they were looking forward to working with Trump's administration to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, based on a two-state solution.
President Trump had said, on January 25, Egypt and Jordan should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza.
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