Trump has said it is possible to resettle refugees from the Gaza Strip in a number of Arab countries
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US President Donald Trump, during a press session aboard Air Force One, said it was possible to resettle refugees from the Gaza Strip in a number of Arab countries. This was reported by Devdiscourse on January 25.
"Trump suggested Jordan, Egypt and other Arab countries to accept more Palestinian refugees from Gaza," the portal informed.
The president said he has spoken to Jordan's King Abdullah II about the idea and plans to discuss it further with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The proposal involves the potential transfer of up to 1.5 million people from Gaza to neighboring Arab countries.
On this day, it was reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to meet with Trump in Washington in the first half of February. It is specified that this meeting may take place even before the completion of the first phase of the hostage release deal.
Also on January 25, Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for four hostages. 114 prisoners will be sent to Ramallah in the West Bank, the other 70 will be expelled to Egypt, and the remaining 16 will be deported to the Gaza Strip.
At the same time, the radical Palestinian movement Hamas handed over four hostages to the Red Cross staff in Gaza, and then the military of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), who took them to the territory of their native country, reports "Gazeta.Ru". First, the released girls will meet with their parents.
Four Israeli soldiers - Karina Ariov, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albagh - were kidnapped by Hamas during the attack on the territory of Israel on October 7, 2023. The girls were at an observation post near the border with the Gaza Strip and were released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement reported on January 15.
IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari said on January 25 that Hamas had failed to fulfill its obligations to release the Israeli female civilian hostages. In particular, Israel is concerned about the fates of the movement's captives Arbel Yehud and Shiri Bibas. Along with the latter, her young children, Kfir and Ariel, are being held hostage by Hamas. The IDF is determined to bring them all home.
The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a massive barrage of rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes.
