STORY: Egypt ready to support Gaza reconstruction without relocating Palestinians
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2025/File
DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2025
LENGTH: 00:00:52
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. various of exteriors of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

STORYLINE:

Egypt reaffirmed on Thursday its commitment to immediately collaborate with international partners and allies to implement plans for Gaza's early recovery, rubble removal, and reconstruction within a specific timeframe.

This plan will be implemented as the Palestinians will remain in the Gaza Strip, who refuse to be displaced, according to a statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Egypt also warned against the recent statements made by several members of the Israeli government, concerning the implementation of a plan to displace the Palestinian people from their land.

Egypt condemned the move as a blatant violation of international law, international humanitarian law, and the fundamental rights of Palestinians, insisting that such actions "demand accountability."
   
The statement also rejected any proposal or vision that seeks to resolve the Palestinian issue by uprooting the Palestinian people, displacing them from their historical land, or seizing that land, whether temporarily or permanently, while affirming that Egypt will not be "party to any such actions."

On Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the army to prepare a plan to allow the "voluntary departure" of Gaza residents for any country willing to receive them.

The directive follows U.S. President Donald Trump's remarks on Tuesday that the United States will take ownership of the Gaza Strip and redevelop it after Palestinians are relocated elsewhere. Trump made these remarks in a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo.
(XHTV)