UAE FM vows country will not take part in Gaza’s ‘day after’ without Palestinian state

United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed says his country will not play any role in the “day after” in Gaza unless a Palestinian state is established.

“The United Arab Emirates is not ready to support the day after the war in Gaza without the establishment of a Palestinian state,” his post on X reads.

It is not the first time the UAE’s top diplomat has set red lines over its potential involvement in Gaza.

Bin Zayed in May denounced a suggestion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Abu Dhabi might assist local Palestinians in managing Gaza after the war.

Bin Zayed tweeted a denunciation of Netanyahu’s proposal his country “participate in civil administration of the Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli occupation.”

“The UAE stresses that the Israeli prime minister does not have any legal capacity to take this step, and the state refuses to be drawn into any plan aimed at providing cover for the Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip,” he added.