Report: Arab-U.S. summit at end of February to oppose Trump's Gaza transfer plan
Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed reports on the coordination between the Arab states in order to establish a unified position to oppose plans for the "expulsion of Gazans."


The pro-Qatari newspaper Al-Arabi Al-Jadeed reports, citing Egyptian diplomatic sources, that an Arab-American summit is expected to take place at the end of February, coinciding with Trump's visit to the region.
The sources say that there is coordination between the Arab states in order to establish a unified position that will oppose the plans of Trump and Israel aimed at "bringing about the expulsion of the residents of the Gaza Strip along with intentions related to the annexation of the West Bank."
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia to hold a bilateral summit with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, followed by a US-Gulf summit with the Gulf Cooperation Council, while Trump concludes his visit to the Kingdom with a summit joined by the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.
Egypt's President El- Sisi has proposed transfering Gazans to the Negev, if there is insistence on removing them under the pretext of rebuilding the Strip as long as the transfer comes to make them safer.
Cairo's position comes in light of the Egyptian military establishment's adoption of a firm position rejecting the displacement of the residents of the Gaza Strip, or allowing them to be transferred to Egypt, a position that called on the Egyptian president to adopt a tough stance on the American proposal.
In addition, Turkey asked Egypt to exert pressure on Israel to move caravans and tents toward the Gaza Strip.
Al-Arabi Al-Jadid learned that Turkey had transported thousands of prefabricated houses via several ships in the port of Al-Arish and stored them throughout the suspension of work at the Rafah crossing last May after the Israeli army invaded Rafah by land. It is worth noting that among the entitlements of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement within the humanitarian protocol, was the introduction of 200,000 tents equipped for the Gaza Strip, as well as 60,000 prefabricated houses.
The Turkish minister considered during his meeting with his Egyptian counterpart that the best response to Israeli attempts to evade the agreement, as well as promoting plans to displace the residents of Gaza, is to strengthen reconstruction and relief operations, stressing that the most important relief items currently are housing and the introduction of prefabricated houses to support the steadfastness of the residents of the Strip, especially in the north, which has been affected by greater proportions.