Gaza: UAE rejects Trump’s plans to displace Palestinians from their land

The President of the United Arab Emirates, UAE, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has rejected a proposal by former United States President Donald Trump to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

Al Nahyan made this known while hosting US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

Rubio’s visit to the UAE comes ahead of a summit on Friday in Saudi Arabia, which will bring together the six-state Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, and Jordan.

The summit is in response to Trump’s plan for post-war Gaza.

Trump had proposed “taking over” the Palestinian enclave and relocating its 2.4 million inhabitants to neighbouring Jordan and Egypt. He described Gaza as uninhabitable.

“Reconstruction in Gaza is clearly necessary. After over a year of Israeli bombardment, in retaliation for the 7 October 2023 attacks by the Gaza-based militant group Hamas, much of the enclave lies in ruins,” the UAE President said.