NextFin news, On August 17, 2025, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that all countries approached to accept Palestinians expelled from the Gaza Strip have rejected what Egypt called "reprehensible plans" aimed at forcibly displacing the enclave's population. This announcement was made in Cairo amid an Israeli military offensive in Gaza that has lasted 22 months.
According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry's statement, countries initially reported to have agreed to receive Palestinians later expressed their rejection of these plans. The ministry did not specify which countries were contacted.
Israeli sources cited by U.S. media last week reported that Israel had contacted South Sudan, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Libya, and Indonesia to resettle a large number of Palestinians from Gaza in exchange for financial aid. However, some countries, including South Sudan, publicly denied these reports and condemned Israel's attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians.
Egypt reiterated its categorical rejection of the displacement of Palestinians and called on all countries not to participate in what it described as a heinous crime. The ministry emphasized that it is closely monitoring reports of Israeli consultations with some countries regarding the acceptance of Palestinian displacement.
The Egyptian statement described the displacement plan as part of an unacceptable Israeli policy aimed at emptying Palestinian lands of their inhabitants, occupying them, and eliminating the Palestinian cause. Egypt declared it would neither accept nor participate in such displacement, calling it a historical injustice without moral or legal justification.
The ministry urged peace-loving countries to refrain from participating in what it termed an immoral crime. Egypt's position underscores its opposition to any forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza and its support for Palestinian rights.
These developments come amid ongoing discussions reported by other sources about Israel's attempts to resettle Palestinians from Gaza in various countries, including South Sudan and others, though no agreements have been confirmed. Palestinian leaders have dismissed such relocation plans as unacceptable.
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