Egypt has firmly rejected any Israeli plan to displace Palestinians, warning that such actions would amount to “ethnic cleansing” and a war crime under international law.
In a statement on Sunday, August 17, the Foreign ministry called on Governments to resist what it described as “an immoral crime” that violates the Geneva Conventions, stressing that any party complicit in the scheme would shoulder “historical and legal responsibility”.
The ministry underscored Cairo’s refusal to accept the displacement of Palestinians—whether from Gaza or the occupied West Bank—under any pretext, including policies of forced starvation, settlement expansion, or land confiscation.
Egypt warned that such moves form part of a wider expansionist agenda to depopulate Palestinian territories and dismantle the Palestinian cause.
The statement followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s confirmation that Israel had discussed potential resettlement of displaced Palestinians with several states. While South Sudan was named in some reports, its government has publicly denied engaging in such talks, with Egypt adding that it had received assurances from the countries concerned that they rejected the proposals.