The official emphasized that any phone call involving President El-Sisi is announced per established protocols for heads of state.
“It is essential to ensure accuracy, especially regarding communications of this nature, given the critical timing and the delicate situation in the Middle East,” the official stressed.
Neither the Egyptian presidency nor the White House reported any calls between the two presidents in the past two days.
Earlier Tuesday, the Axios News website reported that US President Trump allegedly told reporters on his plane Monday night that he spoke with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi about transferring Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt.
Moreover, Trump allegedly said that President El-Sisi is his friend. I've helped him a lot, and I hope he'll help us. I think he'll do it (take in Palestinians from Gaza), and the King of Jordan will do it too," he reportedly stated.
On Saturday evening, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he had told Jordan's King Abdullah II: "I'd love you to take on more because I'm looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now, and it's a mess, it's a real mess."
Trump added that he planned to present the same proposal to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi on Sunday.
However, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday that Cairo categorically rejects any displacement of Palestinians from their land, be it "short term" or "long term."
Amman also expressed its official rejection of the displacement of Palestinians.
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