Egypt’s PM Calls for Political Roadmap to Stabilize Gaza at UN Meeting

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Tuesday stressed the need for a clear political framework to underpin international efforts to stabilize Gaza, warning against approaches that focus solely on security without addressing the roots of the conflict.

Madbouly made the remarks during a high-level meeting on “The Day After and Supporting Stability in Gaza” at the United Nations headquarters in New York. 

The session was attended by Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, and senior Arab and international officials. The meeting was convened on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly and the recent “Two-State Solution Conference,” co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia.

In his remarks, Madbouly hailed French President Emmanuel Macron for his initiative and for France’s historic recognition of the State of Palestine, describing the move as a “launching point” toward a just and sustainable settlement based on the two-state solution, with an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital.

The Prime Minister reiterated Egypt’s support for all political initiatives that aim to end the war in Gaza, calling for an immediate ceasefire, the release of hostages through a prisoner exchange, and urgent humanitarian relief. He firmly rejected any attempts to forcibly displace Palestinians, warning that such actions risk expanding the conflict across the region.

Madbouly emphasized that post-conflict arrangements in Gaza cannot be separated from the broader political process, pointing to the Arab-Islamic plan for reconstruction and the outcomes of the Two-State Solution Conference. “Gaza must be treated as an integral part of the Palestinian state,” he said, stressing that the West Bank and Gaza should be governed under one authority — the Palestinian Authority.

He called for Palestinian state institutions to have exclusive control over weapons, urging all armed factions to disarm in favor of the Palestinian Authority. “There can be no role for Hamas or any other faction in governing Gaza,” he stated.

Madbouly noted that past experiences show disarmament cannot be achieved through military means alone. “The complete destruction of Gaza and two years of continuous Israeli military operations have not eliminated Hamas,” he said. “Without a political settlement, no regional or international power will succeed in disarming the group.”

The Prime Minister also welcomed the idea of an international mission mandated by the UN Security Council to support Palestinian state-building, provided it is embedded within a broader political package that ensures the establishment of a Palestinian state in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem. He affirmed that no measures should further entrench the separation between Gaza and the West Bank.

Madbouly underscored the importance of U.S. and Israeli buy-in, backed by guarantees from permanent members of the Security Council, cautioning against initiating purely military or security tracks without a political horizon. He suggested that U.S. participation on the ground would be essential to ensure Israel’s compliance with any agreements.

Concluding his remarks, Madbouly announced that Egypt has already begun training Palestinian security forces and is ready to expand these efforts with international support. Cairo, he added, is also prepared to contribute to an international mission aimed at restoring the Palestinian Authority’s governance in Gaza, but insisted that any such mission must be preceded by a political framework agreed upon by the United States and Israel.