Egypt Daily News – Egypt officially responded to the statements of US President Donald Trump about the people of Gaza, where the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed in a statement, on Sunday, Egypt’s adherence to the principles and determinants of the political settlement of the Palestinian issue, stressing that it “remains the central issue in the Middle East, and that the delay in its settlement, the end of the occupation, and the return of the stolen rights to the Palestinian people, is the basis of instability in the region.”
Egypt also expressed “its continued support for the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on its land and its adherence to its legitimate rights in its land and country, and the principles of international law and international humanitarian law.”
“Two-state solution”
It also stressed its rejection of any infringement on these inalienable rights, “whether through settlement or annexation of land, or by evacuating that land from its owners through displacement or encouraging the transfer or uprooting of Palestinians from their land, whether temporarily or long-term.” Stressing that this threatens stability, portends a further extension of the conflict to the region, and undermines the chances of peace and coexistence among its peoples.
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international community to work to start the actual implementation of the two -state solution, “including the embodiment of the Palestinian state over its entire national soil and in the context of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in accordance with international legitimacy decisions, and based on the borders of the fourth of June 1967 “.
Egyptian MPs categorical rejection of any attempts to change the geographical and political reality of the Palestinian issue
Egyptian Speaker of the House Counselor Dr. Hanafi Gebali, delivered a speech during the plenary session of Parliament today, Monday on the Palestinian issue and what is reported regarding the displacement of the Palestinians.
Gebali said that the Egyptian parliament stands today to express its firm and supportive position on the issue of the brotherly Palestinian people, which issue does not only represent a people’s struggle for their legitimate rights, but rather embodies a test of the values of justice, peace and stability that we believe in.
The Speaker of Parliament added that our standing by the people of Palestine is not just a political commitment, but rather a bias towards the truth and the correct side of history. Especially in light of what this unbreakable people suffered from grave humanitarian violations and the shedding of the blood of children, women and the elderly in full view of the world.
Gebali continued: The Egyptian House of Representatives categorically rejects any arrangements or attempts to change the geographical and political reality of the Palestinian issue, because such policies in the past only led to deepening the crisis and perpetuating injustice, and therefore we affirm that the only solution to achieving lasting peace is implementing the two-state solution, including It guarantees the Palestinian people the establishment of their independent state within 1 year borders 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Guardian: The forced displacement of the residents of Gaza will be a war crime
The British newspaper “The Guardian” said that US President Donald Trump’s proposal to remove large numbers of Palestinians from Gaza to “cleanse” the entire Strip sparked widespread controversy and was met with great rejection by US allies in the region. Lawyers and activists attacked it as a dangerous, illegal, and unworkable proposal. The Guardian considered that the forced displacement of Gaza’s residents would be a war crime.
The Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al -Safadi confirmed on Sunday that his country’s refusal to displace the Palestinians “fixed and not change.” He also added during a press conference that “our priority in Jordan is setting the Palestinians on their soil.”
It’s a well know fact that since the war between Israel and the enthusiasm of the seventh of October 2023, Cairo has rejected any Israeli or other plans in order to transfer the residents of the Strip to Sinai, considering it a second displacement campaign. It also stressed the right of the Palestinians to stay in their land and homes, rejecting any hints of the possibility of building homes in the Sinai.
