Arab Nations Reject Trump’s Plan to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza

The joint statement reaffirmed the need for a two-state solution and roundly rejected any attempt to relocate Palestinians out of their homeland.

Men help to push a loaded vehicle as displaced Palestinians cross a checkpoint manned by U.S. and Egyptian security at the Netzarim corridor on their way from the south to the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, on Salah al-Din road in central Gaza, on Jan. 29, 2025. Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP via Getty Images

Leading Arab nations are formally rejecting a push by President Donald Trump to relocate Palestinians from war-torn Gaza to Egypt and Jordan.

In a joint statement released on Feb. 1, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority, and the Arab League formally dismissed any plan to move Palestinians out of their homeland.