Trump says Netanyahu meeting to be held ‘very soon’ to discuss two-state solution
Earlier, we reported that President Trump again called for Palestinians to leave Gaza, and he thinks Egypt and Jordan will comply with his request to take them in, when speaking with reporters on board Air Force One on Monday night.
Trump also said he’d like to have Palestinians “living in an area where they can live without disruption and revolution and violence”. “You know, when you look at the Gaza Strip, it’s been hell for so many years,” Trump reportedly said.
“There have been various civilisations on that strip. It didn’t start here. It started thousands of years before, and there’s always been violence associated with it,” he said.
When asked if this stance meant he did not believe in a two-state solution, Trump said he would be discussing that with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu when he visits Washington “in the not-so-distant future”.
Citing two anonymous sources, The Times of Israel says Netanyahu’s office plans for him to travel to the US on Sunday, before returning to Israel on Wednesday.
Qatar reiterates support for two-state solution after Trump’s controversial remarks
When asked about Trump’s comments on moving Palestinians out of Gaza to Egypt and Jordan, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson reaffirmed his country’s support for a two-state solution.
“Our position has always been clear to the necessity of the Palestinian people receiving their rights, and that the two-state solution is the only path forward,” Majed al-Ansari told the media.
Hamas slams Palestinian Authority over its ‘mini-state’ claims
Hamas has condemned the Palestinian Authority’s presidency after the latter warned Gaza’s ruling group not to get involved with “potential American and regional proposals for the establishment of a mini-Palestinian state and an extensive land exchange with Israel”.
Hamas said in a statement: “There are no such proposals except in the imagination of some influential people in the Authority aiming to distort the movement’s image, after the achievements it has made in thwarting displacement projects, forcing the Zionist enemy to stop its aggression, and achieving an honourable exchange deal.”
Hamas called on the PA “to stop the campaign of distortion and misinformation, and to give priority to the supreme interest of our people at this sensitive and delicate juncture in the life of our cause”.
The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported on Monday that the Palestinian presidency’s statement issued “a warning to the parties involved in such dubious projects, particularly Hamas, urging them not to persist in engaging with these plans”, referring to the alleged US proposals.
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