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March 26, 2025 | 06:52 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, or MBZ, and the President of the United States, Donald Trump, discussed efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza through a phone call. The discussion was reported by the Emirati news agency, WAM, on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
In the phone call with Trump, Sheikh Mohammed also urged aid delivery to Gaza and endorsed the two-state solution.
In early February, Trump presented his plan for Gaza, which involved the relocation of Palestinian people and the creation of a “Riviera in the Middle East,” sparking worldwide condemnation.
Arab countries, including the UAE, have adopted an alternative reconstruction plan for Gaza, proposed by Egypt, which would cost US$53 billion or Rp862 trillion, and would prevent the displacement of Palestinian residents. The WAM report did not mention whether Trump and Sheikh Mohammed discussed this plan.
As reported by Reuters, the Israeli military resumed its assault on Gaza on March 18, violating the two-month ceasefire deal. Since the attacks, nearly 700 people, mostly women and children, have been killed, according to Palestinian health officials.
On February 26, the UAE's diplomatic advisor, Anwar Gargash, stated that the reconstruction plan for Gaza cannot proceed without a clear path towards a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.
The UAE is one of the few Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel in 2020 under an agreement mediated by the US during Trump's presidency.
The Palestinian health authorities have stated that Israel's recent ground and air campaign in Gaza has resulted in a total of more than 50,000 casualties.
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