Hamas hails Jordan, Egypt on Gaza stance
Published: 04:02 PM,Feb 12,2025 | EDITED : 08:02 PM,Feb 12,2025
Women and children walk along a destroyed road past collapsed buildings in the west of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip.— AFP
GAZA City: Palestinian group Hamas on Wednesday praised Jordan and Egypt for 'rejecting displacement' of Gazans, which US President Donald Trump had proposed.
Hamas 'appreciates the positions of our brothers in Jordan and Egypt in rejecting displacement of our people and affirming that there is an Arab plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing its residents,' the Islamist group said.
Jordan and Egypt, where Trump has suggested Gaza's more than two million inhabitants could be relocated, voiced their opposition to his plan, which also includes a US takeover of the war-torn Palestinian territory, on Tuesday.
Jordan's King Abdullah II said on social media he 'reiterated Jordan's steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians', adding it was 'the unified Arab position'.
The Jordanian ruler's comments followed meetings with Trump in Washington on Tuesday.
Egypt, a US ally which borders Gaza, also on Tuesday said it plans to 'present a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction' of the Palestinian territory which ensures residents remain on their land.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday praised King Abdullah's position 'in support of the just and legitimate national rights of our people'.
Abbas also praised the position of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Arab states and allies for their rejection of Trump's proposal, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his idea of exiling Palestinians and placing a rebuilt Gaza under 'US authority,' but faced pushback from visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II.
'I reiterated Jordan's steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. This is the unified Arab position. Rebuilding Gaza without displacing the Palestinians and addressing the dire humanitarian situation should be the priority for all,' Abdullah said on social media after the talks.
However, he told Trump that Egypt was working on a plan for how countries in the region could 'work' with Trump on his shock proposal.
The Jordanian monarch also appeared to offer a sweetener to Trump, who the day before the visit floated the possibility of halting US aid to Jordan if it did not take in refugees.
'One of the things that we can do right away is take 2,000 children, cancer children who are in a very ill state. That is possible,' Abdullah said as Trump welcomed him and Crown Prince Hussein in the Oval Office.
Trump replied that it was 'really a beautiful gesture' and said he didn't know about it before the Jordanian monarch's arrival at the White House.
The US leader stunned the world when he announced a proposal last week for the United States to 'take over' Gaza, envisioning rebuilding the devastated territory into the 'Riviera of the Middle East' — but only after resettling Palestinians elsewhere, with no plan for them ever to return.— AFP
Hamas 'appreciates the positions of our brothers in Jordan and Egypt in rejecting displacement of our people and affirming that there is an Arab plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing its residents,' the Islamist group said.
Jordan and Egypt, where Trump has suggested Gaza's more than two million inhabitants could be relocated, voiced their opposition to his plan, which also includes a US takeover of the war-torn Palestinian territory, on Tuesday.
Jordan's King Abdullah II said on social media he 'reiterated Jordan's steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians', adding it was 'the unified Arab position'.
The Jordanian ruler's comments followed meetings with Trump in Washington on Tuesday.
Egypt, a US ally which borders Gaza, also on Tuesday said it plans to 'present a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction' of the Palestinian territory which ensures residents remain on their land.
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Tuesday praised King Abdullah's position 'in support of the just and legitimate national rights of our people'.
Abbas also praised the position of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and other Arab states and allies for their rejection of Trump's proposal, the Palestinian official news agency WAFA reported.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday doubled down on his idea of exiling Palestinians and placing a rebuilt Gaza under 'US authority,' but faced pushback from visiting Jordanian King Abdullah II.
'I reiterated Jordan's steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. This is the unified Arab position. Rebuilding Gaza without displacing the Palestinians and addressing the dire humanitarian situation should be the priority for all,' Abdullah said on social media after the talks.
However, he told Trump that Egypt was working on a plan for how countries in the region could 'work' with Trump on his shock proposal.
The Jordanian monarch also appeared to offer a sweetener to Trump, who the day before the visit floated the possibility of halting US aid to Jordan if it did not take in refugees.
'One of the things that we can do right away is take 2,000 children, cancer children who are in a very ill state. That is possible,' Abdullah said as Trump welcomed him and Crown Prince Hussein in the Oval Office.
Trump replied that it was 'really a beautiful gesture' and said he didn't know about it before the Jordanian monarch's arrival at the White House.
The US leader stunned the world when he announced a proposal last week for the United States to 'take over' Gaza, envisioning rebuilding the devastated territory into the 'Riviera of the Middle East' — but only after resettling Palestinians elsewhere, with no plan for them ever to return.— AFP