Iran warns about US-Israel ‘dangerous plot’ to relocate Gazans
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned about “a dangerous plot” hatched by the United States and the Israeli regime to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
In a phone conversation with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, Araghchi condemned the plan as a threat to international peace and security.
Araghchi urged the United Nations, particularly its Security Council, to adopt a “firm and clear” position against the US-Israeli plan.
“The proposal to forcibly relocate Palestinians violates all principles and standards of international law and the United Nations Charter, and, in fact, complements the Israeli regime’s plan for genocide and the eradication of Palestine,” he said.
Referring to his consultations with the foreign ministers of Arab and Muslim countries about Israel’s plan, the Iranian foreign minister said that the firm condemnation of the plan by Islamic countries reflects the widespread concern regarding the continued gross violation of the rights of the Palestinian people and the continuation of their genocide in another way.
On February 6, the US President Donald Trump in a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his plan to seize Gaza and relocate its residents to other countries such as Egypt and Jordan.
Trump on Monday said he is “committed to buying and owning” the Gaza Strip and relocating the two million Palestinians living there, despite global condemnation of the plan.
He told reporters that he might allow Middle East countries to be involved in rebuilding parts of the territory and that he would make sure the Palestinian refugees would “live beautifully.”
Both the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas resistance group reiterated that Palestinian land was “not for sale.”