Egypt has said it has been in contact with Arab partners, including Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, to firm up the region’s rejection of any displacement of Palestinians after US President Donald Trump said they should go from Gaza, Reuters reports.

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty had been in communication with counterparts from 11 nations, a statement said.

Those had emphasised “the constants of the Arab position on the Palestinian cause, rejecting any measures aimed at displacing the Palestinian people from their land, or encouraging their transfer to other countries outside the Palestinian territories”, it said.

Moving Palestinians would represent a “flagrant violation of international law, an infringement on Palestinian rights, a threat to security and stability in the region and an undermining of opportunities for peace and coexistence among its peoples”, Egypt’s statement said.