Establishing Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia 'irresponsible', Egypt says Egypt has said it is "irresponsible" for Israeli officials to suggest establishing a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia.
On Friday, Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said he had contacted Arab partners including Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to bolster the region's rejection of any displacement of Palestinians.
He said they had emphasised "the constants of the Arab position on the Palestinian cause, rejecting any measures aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land, or encouraging their transfer to other countries outside the Palestinian territories".
Displacing Palestinians would be a "flagrant violation of international law, an infringement on Palestinian rights, a threat to security and stability in the region and an undermining of opportunities for peace and coexistence among its peoples," Egypt's statement said.
Instead, Egypt and other Arab nations were looking at how to rebuild and clean up Gaza after Israel's military campaign, which has devastated much of the territory in the aftermath of Hamas' attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
