Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the US is making a “miscalculation” in the Middle East, rejecting the “unacceptable” plan for Gaza recently proposed by President Donald Trump, Al Jazeera reports.

“Unfortunately, the US is making a miscalculation regarding our region. One should not be in an approach that disregards the history, values and heritage of this geography,” Erdogan told journalists on a flight from Pakistan to Turkiye.

He strongly condemned any forced displacement of Palestinians — a reference to Trump’s proposal for the future of Gaza.

“It is absolutely unacceptable to approve this forced displacement. This would be a pure atrocity,” said the president.