Saudi Arabia to host Arab summit against Trump's Gaza plan: Sources to AFP

AFP , Friday 14 Feb 2025

Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss ways to present an alternative to Donald Trump's proposal for a US takeover of Gaza and forced displacement of its population, a source with knowledge of the preparations said Friday.

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The leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates will attend the summit, which will take place ahead of an Arab League meeting in Cairo on February 27 on the same issue, the source said.

Speaking anonymously, another source said the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, would also attend.

Trump sparked a global outcry with his proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and forcibly displace its two million Palestinians from the territory, citing Egypt or Jordan as possible destinations.

Egypt and Jordan have categorically rejected Trump's ethnic cleansing proposal, reaffirming their commitment to the establishment of a Palestinian state on the 4 June 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as part of a two-state solution.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since suggested Saudi Arabia could also host Palestinians in remarks that drew condemnation from the Kingdom and the Arab world.

Arab countries have presented a united front, condemning the mass displacement of Palestinians as a threat to regional security and an attempt to erase the Palestinian cause.

*This story was edited by Ahram Online.

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