BERLIN: Nobody can relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other countries in the region, as US President Donald Trump suggests, Ger...
BERLIN: Nobody can relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to other countries in the region, as US President Donald Trump suggests, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stated on Friday.
"I completely reject what President Trump has put forward. We should not transfer the people of Gaza to Egypt and Jordan," Scholz said at a campaign event in Ludwigsburg, federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. The chancellor stressed the necessity of preventing any further escalation in the Middle East and fostering a peaceful coexistence between a future Palestinian state and Israel.
On February 4, Trump said at a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following their talks at the White House, that the US was considering long-term administration of the Gaza Strip in order to develop it for the sake of peace in the Middle East. Also, he proposed resettling Palestinians from the enclave to other countries in the region, which he said could pay for it. Trump also indicated that the US is ready to send its troops to Gaza if necessary.
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