Egypt FM tells US Secretary of State Rubio: Arab states reject Trump plan to displace Gazans

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the State Department in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP)
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the State Department in Washington, DC, on February 10, 2025. (Jim Watson/AFP)

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty tells US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that Arab states support Palestinians in rejecting US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace them in Gaza and take control of the enclave.

In a statement, Egypt’s foreign ministry says Abdelatty, in a meeting in Washington, stressed the importance of expediting Gaza’s reconstruction while Palestinians remain there.

Abdelatty, who arrived in Washington yesterday, said he is looking forward to working with the new US administration to achieve “comprehensive and just peace and stability” in the region, according to the statement.

Egypt’s foreign ministry says that the international community should unify behind Palestinians to right “historic injustice” and restore their “legitimate and inalienable rights.”

Trump’s plan has received global condemnation, with regional and global leaders saying such a move would threaten regional stability.

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