MADRID, February, 6 2024 (WAFA) – Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Thursday rejected a proposal by Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz that Spain should accept Palestinians if they are displaced from Gaza.

"The land of the people of Gaza is Gaza... and Gaza must be part of the future Palestinian state," Albares said in an interview with a Spanish station.

This comes a day after the Spanish foreign minister rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle Gazans elsewhere and take control of the Strip, to create a "Riviera of the Middle East."

"I want to be very clear on this matter, Gaza is the land of the Palestinians, the people of Gaza, and they must remain there," José Manuel Albares told reporters yesterday.

"Gaza is part of the future Palestinian state that Spain supports," he added.

Katz had stated that Spain, Ireland and Norway, which recognized the Palestinian state last year, "are legally obligated to allow any resident of Gaza to enter their territories."

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