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Yahoo
21-03-2025
- Politics
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Egypt denies willingness to house Palestinians from Gaza
Egypt has denied claims that it is prepared to temporarily accept Palestinians from the neighbouring Gaza Strip. The pro-Iranian Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar had reported that Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi informed Arab leaders of a plan to evacuate 500,000 Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Without naming the newspaper, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) on Friday called the report "false" and categorically rejected the claim. "Egypt completely denies allegations circulated in some media that it is ready to temporarily transfer half a million Gaza residents to northern Sinai as part of Gaza's reconstruction," SIS was quoted as saying by the state-linked al-Qahera News TV. "These false claims contradict Egypt's firm and final rejection of any attempt to displace the Palestinian people, forcibly or voluntarily, particularly to Egypt," the statement added. Earlier this month, an emergency Arab summit in Cairo approved an Egyptian plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing its population. The plan was presented as an alternative to a previous US proposal under President Donald Trump to resettle Gazans elsewhere and turn the enclave into a Middle East "Riviera." Egypt, the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, has long played a key role in mediating the conflict. In January, Cairo, alongside the US and Qatar, brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Earlier this week, Egypt condemned renewed Israeli strikes on Gaza, calling them a "flagrant violation" of the ceasefire agreement.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Egypt's al-Sissi says no peace without establishing Palestinian state
Peace in the region will not prevail without the establishment of a Palestinian state, Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi told the opening session of an extraordinary summit in Cairo to discuss plans for the potential reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. "There will be no real peace without establishing a Palestinian state," he said. "Peace will not come by force and cannot be forced," he added, urging the international community to support Egypt's plan, which aims to counter US President Donald Trump's controversial plans to permanently "resettle" Palestinians to Arab countries. "I am sure Trump is able to carry that out [achieve peace] amid our true desire to put an end for the tensions and hostilities in our region," al-Sissi said. Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa expressed support for the plan. "We commend Egypt's plan presented to the summit for Gaza Strip and urge for this plan to be supported, which helps in strengthening our brotherly ties and protecting our national interests," the king told the opening session. Leaders of Qatar, Syria, Jordan and the UN secretary general are among those taking part in the summit.
