Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar slam Israel's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar on Monday condemned Israel's establishment of an agency aimed at displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and its approval of 13 new settlements in the West Bank.

The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement said that the so-called "voluntary departure," which Israel claims this agency targets, lacks any basis."

"The departure occurring under bombardment and war, and under policies that prevent humanitarian aid and use starvation as a weapon, constitutes forced displacement, a crime, and a violation under international law and international humanitarian law," read the statement.

Saudi Arabia condemned the Israeli occupation authorities' announcement on the establishment of the agency that aims to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, as well as the approval of the separation of 13 illegal settlement neighborhoods in the West Bank, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Lasting and just peace cannot be achieved without the Palestinian people obtaining their legitimate rights in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, according to the Saudi statement.

Qatar's Foreign Ministry also hit out on Monday at Israel's policies of displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and expanding settlements, urging the international community to exert pressure on Israel to end its military operations in Gaza.

The Ministry reiterated Qatar's position in supporting the Palestinian people, based on international legitimacy and the two-state solution, to establish an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Israel's Security Cabinet approved the establishment of a controversial new directorate to coordinate the "voluntary relocation" of Palestinians from Gaza to third countries, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

The establishment of the new agency came as Israeli forces resumed air and ground offensive across Gaza, effectively ending a two-month ceasefire. Thousands of Palestinians have been displaced again as bombardments intensify.

In February, U.S. President Donald Trump presented a plan to transfer Gaza's Palestinian population to neighboring countries as part of a broader vision to rebuild the war-torn enclave as a "Riviera resort." He later backtracked on the plan following international condemnations.

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar slam Israel's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar slam Israel's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza

Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar slam Israel's plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza

Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.

In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.

"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.

He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.

"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.

"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.

Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival