Egypt will convene an emergency Arab summit in Cairo on February 27, 2025, to address the escalating Palestinian crisis, following widespread regional opposition to a controversial U.S. plan proposing the forced relocation of Palestinians from their territories.
Egypt will host an emergency Arab summit in Cairo on February 27, 2025, to address the escalating developments surrounding the Palestinian issue, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.
The summit is being organized in coordination with the Kingdom of Bahrain, which currently presides over the Arab Summit, and the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States. Egypt has also engaged in extensive consultations with Arab nations, including the State of Palestine, which requested the meeting.
In recent days, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has held discussions with counterparts from several Arab countries to mobilize regional efforts against a controversial U.S. proposal to displace Palestinians. Abdelatty, acting on directives from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, reached out to the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Sudan.
The discussions have focused on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. Egypt has voiced strong opposition to the proposal unveiled last week by U.S. President Donald Trump, which seeks to forcibly relocate Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank to Egypt and Jordan.
At a press conference on February 4, Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, presented plans to transform Gaza into a U.S.-led development project, dubbing it the “Riviera of the Middle East.” Both Egypt and Jordan have rejected these plans, emphasizing their commitment to the rights of the Palestinian people.
The upcoming summit aims to unify Arab efforts to counter this proposal and address the urgent situation facing Palestinians.
