Arab League Rejects Trump's Desire To Force Gazans To Egypt-Yordania

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JAKARTA - The Arab League rejects efforts to move Palestinian Gazans and affirms activities for that, either through re-residential settlements, annexation, or expansion of settlements, "has been proven to fail in the past."

"Violating established principles and long-term commitments, which are subject to Arabic and international consensus, will only prolong the conflict and make peace even more difficult to achieve," said an Arab League statement quoted by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, January 27.

The Arab League reiterated that the struggle of the Palestinian people is about land and humans, and attempts to remove them from the ground through relocation, annexation, or expansion of settlements have repeatedly failed in the past.

The organization emphasizes such efforts "rejected and violates international law."

The Arab League also stated that forcing people to leave their lands could only be called ethnic cleansing.

In a statement, the Arab League stressed the current situation requires continuous efforts from all parties to strengthen and defend the ceasefire as a first step to immediately begin Gaza reconstruction and heal the wounds of its people, who have experienced 15 consecutive months of brutal war.

"The Gaza Strip infrastructure has suffered unprecedented destruction in the history of modern war," the statement continued.

The Arab League calls on all countries that believe the two-state solution is a path to peace to work seriously and immediately begin a credible process to realize this solution and implement it in the field as soon as possible."

The Arab League said, "This is the only way to ensure security and peace for the Palestinian people, Israel, and the entire community in the region and the world".

US President Donald Trump described Gaza as a destroyed location" and on Saturday called for cleaning up' the Palestinian territories and relocating Palestinians to Jordan and Egypt.

"I prefer to work with some Arab countries and build housing in other locations where they might be able to live peacefully for change," he told reporters on Air Force One.

"You talk about 1.5 million people, and we clean everything up and say, 'You know, this is done,' he added.

Trump's proposal comes a week after a ceasefire took effect in Gaza on January 19, halting the Israeli genocide war that has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured more than 111,000 people since October 7, 2023.

Israeli attacks have left more than 11,000 people missing, with widespread devastation and a humanitarian crisis that has claimed many lives, including parents and children, making it one of the worst global humanitarian disasters in history.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in November last year issued arrest warrants for Israeli authority leader Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel is also facing genocide lawsuits at the International Court over its war in the Gaza Strip.