Egypt, Iran condemn Israeli plans to relocate Palestinians

18/8/2025 7:35

Egypt on Sunday reiterated its categorical rejection of any Israeli plans to displace Palestinians, warning that such moves would amount to "a historical injustice with no moral or legal justification" and constitute "a heinous crime," its Foreign Ministry said.



The ministry voiced "grave concern" over reports that Israel had consulted with certain countries about accepting Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. It described the discussions as part of "a rejected Israeli policy aimed at emptying Palestinian land of its inhabitants, occupying it, and liquidating the Palestinian cause."



Cairo said its contacts with the countries concerned confirmed their rejection of such schemes. Egypt "fully rejects displacement, whether in Gaza or the West Bank, whether forced or voluntary through starvation, land confiscation, settlement and rendering life untenable on Palestinian soil," the statement said.



Egypt "will not accept it, will not participate in it, and will not permit it," the ministry added, warning it would lead to the liquidation of the Palestinian cause. It called on "all peace-loving nations" to avoid complicity, saying displacement contravenes international humanitarian law, violates the four Geneva Conventions, and amounts to both a war crime and an act of ethnic cleansing.