Israel-Palestine Escalation
Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Egypt Rejects Any Attempts to Resettle Palestinians, Foreign Ministry Says

© AP Photo / Abdel Kareem HanaDisplaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, following Israel's decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025.
Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, following Israel's decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.01.2025
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CAIRO (Sputnik) - Displaced Palestinians started returning to Northern Gaza on Monday following an agreement between Hamas and Israel, providing the release of three Israeli hostages by Friday and another three on Saturday.
Egypt does not accept any attempts to resettle Palestinians on either a temporary or long-term basis, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
"[Egypt] emphasizes the unacceptability of any infringement on the rights [of Palestinians], whether through settlements, occupation or the expulsion of Palestinians from their lands on a temporary or long-term basis," the ministry said in a statement.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump announced the possibility of resettling refugees from the Gaza Strip in a number of Arab countries, both on a temporary and long-term basis.
"I'd like Egypt to take people. And I'd like Jordan to take people," Trump told reporters.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also said that he plans to develop a resettlement plan for residents of the Gaza Strip.
Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, days after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 27.01.2025
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