In a context of growing political tension, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, received King Abdullah II of Jordan at the White House to discuss his controversial plan to expel the Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. However, the anticipated photograph between Trump and Egyptian President Abdelfatah al Sisi will not take place, as the latter has declined to travel to Washington if the forced displacement of Gazans remains on the agenda. Egyptian security sources confirmed that Cairo would not participate in discussions that include the American takeover of the region, especially after a prolonged conflict that has left tens of thousands dead and destroyed much of the Palestinian enclave.
Jordan and Egypt have shown a firm opposition to a plan that, according to Abdullah II, is not compatible with the unified position of the Arab countries. In response to the diplomatic confrontation, Egypt has organized an extraordinary Arab League summit scheduled for February 27, where they will seek to muster support against the displacement of Palestinians and to address the grave humanitarian situation in Gaza. This summit is being prepared in an environment of increasingly strong rejection of Trump's proposals, by both Arab leaders and other Muslim-majority nations, who have intensified their diplomatic contacts in an effort to prevent any measure that would displace the Palestinian people from their land.
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