Arab foreign ministers reject transferring out Palestinians 'under any circumstances'

Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (L) and Saudi Minister of Foreign Afairs Faisal bin Farhan (R) take part in a meeting with ministers from Egypt, Qatar and the UAE, to discuss US President Donald Trump's proposal for Egypt and Jordan to host Palestinians displaced from the Gaza Strip, in Cairo on February 1, 2025. Trump insisted on January 28 that Egypt and Jordan would take in displaced Gazans, despite the two Arab nations dismissing his plan to move Palestinians from the territory, a day after Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Jordan's King Abdullah II rejected any forced displacement of Gazans following the war between Hamas and Israel. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)

CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers on Saturday rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land "under any circumstances or justifications", presenting a unified stance against U.S. President Donald Trump's call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of the Gaza Strip.
In a joint statement following a meeting in Cairo, the foreign ministers and officials from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia Qatar, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League said they were looking forward to working with Trump's administration to achieve a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East, based on a two-state solution.