Egypt Urges Global Community to Back 2-State Solution After US Gaza Plan

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday the international community must bear its responsibility to support the implementation of a two-state solution, according to a statement by the president's office.

The phone call comes after U.S. President Donald Trump said during a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that the United States would take over Gaza after Palestinians were resettled elsewhere and develop it economically.

The statement by the Egyptian president's office made no direct mention of Trump's proposal and it was unclear if it was discussed with Macron.