A broad group of Arab nations Saturday rejected an idea floated by U.S. President Donald Trump for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to be moved to Egypt and Jordan, saying in a joint statement that such a plan risked further expanding the conflict in the Middle East.
The statement, signed by Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, did not refer to Trump¡¯s comments explicitly but warned that any plan that encouraged the ¡°transfer or uprooting of Palestinians from their land¡± would threaten stability in the region and ¡°undermine the chances of peace and coexistence among its people.¡±
In recent days, Trump has suggested on multiple occasions that more Gaza residents should be evacuated from the enclave and taken in by Jordan and Egypt.
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