Egypt affirms its rejection of the liquidation of the Palestinian cause through displacement schemes.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty affirmed on Tuesday that his country will not accept the liquidation of the Palestinian cause through plans to displace Palestinians.

This came during Abdel Aati's meeting with his Palestinian counterpart, Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa, on the sidelines of the high-level international conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France.

An Egyptian Foreign Ministry statement said that Abdel Aati stressed during the meeting "Egypt's rejection of any attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause through displacement schemes."

He affirmed that Cairo will continue its tireless mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement and ensure the flow of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip in light of the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe.

The statement added that the two sides discussed future steps to implement the early recovery and reconstruction plan for Gaza following a ceasefire, including the early recovery and reconstruction conference that Egypt intends to host in coordination with the Palestinian government and the United Nations.

On March 4, an emergency Arab summit on Palestine adopted a plan submitted by Egypt to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians. The plan is expected to take five years to implement and cost approximately $53 billion.

However, Israel and the United States rejected the plan and adhered to a scheme promoted by US President Donald Trump since January 25 to displace Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan. Both countries rejected the plan, and other Arab countries and regional and international organizations joined them.

The meeting addressed developments in the occupied West Bank, in light of escalating military incursions and daily Israeli violations in Palestinian cities and camps. Abdel-Ati condemned the accelerating Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank.

Abdel-Ati addressed the repercussions of Israel's decisions to close schools and hospitals affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in East Jerusalem, affirming "Egypt's full support for the vital and irreplaceable role of the UN agency," according to the same source.

Last May, Israeli police raided six UNRWA schools in occupied Jerusalem and forcibly evacuated them, implementing an April order to close them. The move sparked Palestinian anger, calling it a "direct violation of educational rights and the symbolism of the Palestinian presence in the occupied city."

During the meeting, Abdel-Ati expressed Cairo's hope that the momentum accompanying the conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution, held in New York, would contribute to "accelerating international recognition of the Palestinian state," praising French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement of his intention to recognize Palestine.

Abdel-Ati stressed Egypt's "full support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state on the June 4, 1967, borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital."

On Thursday, Macron announced that his country would recognize the State of Palestine during the United Nations General Assembly in New York next September.

Macron said via the X platform: "In fulfillment of its historic commitment to a just and lasting peace in the Middle East, I have decided that France will recognize the State of Palestine."

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