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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,
Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said
We emphasise that Jordan's national security dictates that the Palestinians must remain on their land and that the Palestinian people must not be subjected to any kind of forced displacement whatsoever,
Jordanian government spokesman Mohammad Momani saidWe say to Trump and the whole world: we will not leave Palestine or Gaza, no matter what happens,
said displaced Gazan Rashad al-NajiIn terms of the death toll, yes, we do have confidence. But let's not forget, the official death toll given by the Ministry of Health, is deaths accounted in morgues and in hospitals, so in official facilities,
World Health Organization spokesman Christian Lindmeier said TuesdayI'm happy to be back at my home,
said Saif Al-Din Qazaat, who returned to northern Gaza but had to sleep in a tent next to the ruins of his destroyed houseI kept a fire burning all night near the kids to keep them warm... (they) slept peacefully despite the cold, but we don't have enough blankets,
the 41-year-old told AFPA senior official source denied what some media outlets reported about a phone call between the Egyptian and American presidents,
Egypt's state information service saidAs people go back to their houses, as they will start looking for their loved ones under the rubble, this casualty figure is expected to increase,
he addedI wish he would take some (Palestinians).
On Monday, TrumpWhen you look at the Gaza Strip, it’s been hell for so many years,
Trump said on Monday
I wish [Sisi] would take some. We helped them a lot, and I’m sure he’d help us. He’s a friend of mine. He’s in … a rough neighbourhood. But I think he would do it, and I think the king of Jordan would do it too,
Trump saidIt may solve a personal problem for some of Gaza’s residents, but it will not solve the Palestinian issue,
said Raz
On the one hand, it is important to try and create out-of-the-box political solutions for Gaza and the Palestinian problem,
said WinterEgypt vehemently opposed a massive displacement of Gazans to Egypt due to internal security reasons and the concern that the Palestinian issue would be resolved at the expense of its national interests,
Dr. Ofir Winter, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) at Tel Aviv University, told The Media Line
There might be Palestinians who would want to leave Gaza, but I believe the majority doesn’t,
Mossi Raz, a former left-wing Israeli member of parliament, told The Media LineLike Egypt, Jordan also has a deep concern that the solution to the Palestinian problem will come at its expense and by making it an alternative homeland for the Palestinians. This is perceived as an existential threat to the future of the kingdom,
Winter explainedTrump’s statement could be perceived as a threat that will incentivize both countries to take a more active role in solving the Palestinian issue in order to avoid the nightmare in which they will be asked to take in a significant number of refugees permanently,
Winter said
I do not see that you can see peace outside your country, even if your country is destroyed, even if we live in a tent in the middle of the street. We cannot live in peace outside my homeland, Gaza."
One Gazan resident, Osama, told The Media LinePalestinianism – a replacement effort against Israel – needs to stop,
said FleischerYes, see, we go to Egypt and Jordan with all love, but this matter is optional,
Osama told The Media Line