President Trump's suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan has been met with strong opposition from both countries' governments. The plan, which Trump proposed while discussing the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel, faces significant challenges due to economic concerns, security implications, and the unwavering stance of both nations against mass displacement.
President Trump 's proposal to relocate large numbers of Palestinian refugees from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan faced strong resistance from both countries' governments and left a key congressional ally perplexed. While a fragile ceasefire has halted the fighting that erupted in Gaza after Hamas 's attack on Israel in October 2023, the Israel i military campaign has left most of Gaza 's population homeless.
Trump, during a conversation with reporters on Air Force One on Saturday, suggested moving approximately 1.5 million people from Gaza, stating, 'We just clean out that whole thing.' He relayed this to Jordan's King Abdullah during a phone call earlier that day, expressing his desire for Jordan to take in more refugees. He also made a similar appeal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi during a conversation while Trump was at his Doral resort in Florida on Sunday.Amidst this, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians were permitted by Israeli forces to return to their towns and villages in the devastated northern Gaza Strip on Monday. This mass migration, seen as a direct challenge to the notion of mass deportation from Gaza, drew strong reactions. Hamas spokesperson Abdul Latif al-Qanou hailed the return as 'another failure of the occupation' and a 'message of defiance to any new attempt to displace them.' He stressed that the Palestinians' steadfastness on their land and their return from the south 'represents the end of the Zionist dream of displacing them and liquidating their just cause.'Egypt and Jordan, along with the Palestinians, share deep concerns that Israel would never allow Palestinians to return to Gaza if they were forced to leave. Both countries already grapple with struggling economies, and their governments, along with those of other Arab states, fear the destabilizing effects of a massive influx of refugees. Jordan is already home to over 2 million Palestinian refugees. Egypt has raised security concerns regarding the transfer of large numbers of Palestinians to its Sinai Peninsula, which borders Gaza. Trump suggested that resettling the majority of Gaza's 2.3 million population could be either temporary or long-term. Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi firmly rejected Trump's proposal, stating that their opposition was 'firm and unwavering.' Egypt's Foreign Ministry issued a statement emphasizing the risk of such a transfer, stating that it 'risks expanding the conflict in the region.' The ministry reaffirmed Egypt's support for a political solution to the Palestinian issue and condemned any infringement on Palestinian rights, including settlement activities, land annexation, or displacement
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