Jordan is ready to receive 2,000 sick Gaza children for medical treatment, as the healthcare system in the coastal enclave has been devastated, Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan announced on Wednesday.

Mr Hassan reaffirmed Jordan’s clear and unwavering position that there should be no resettlement nor displacement of Palestinians.

No solutions to the Palestinian issue should come at Jordan’s expense, 

Mr Hassan said during a parliamentary session.

He added that Jordan would not act unilaterally on matters concerning the future of Palestine and the region. 

He said that the country was working with Arab nations, alongside Egypt and Palestinians, to formulate a unified and clear Arab position on Gaza’s reconstruction.

He stated, “Supporting Palestinians’ resilience and defending their just rights are at the core of Jordan’s efforts. And a just resolution to the Palestinian cause based on the establishment of an independent Palestinian state is the foundation of achieving regional security, stability and peace.”

He added that Jordan’s stability and security, and the protection of its people, were paramount.

Mr Hassan’s remarks came a day after Jordanian King Abdullah II rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to relocate Palestinians in the Gaza Strip during his visit to Washington.

Earlier, Mr Trump proposed the U.S’. takeover of Gaza and that the Palestinians be relocated to neighbouring Jordan and Egypt, which had been widely condemned.

Mr Trump later threatened that the U.S. “could conceivably withhold aid” from Jordan and Egypt if the two countries did not agree to receive Palestinians. 

(Xinhua/NAN)