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Sinai Won't Be Transferred to Gaza, Says Jason Greenblatt


Sat 20 Apr 2019 | 08:32 AM
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Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt announced that Trump's Mideast Peace Plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not include transferring the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula to the Gaza Strip.

Seemingly, the announcement came to deny the reports on social media that expressed that Trump's plan would involve extending Gaza into the northern Sinai along Egypt's Mediterranean coast.

In this regard, Greenblatt tweeted, "Hearing reports our plan includes the concept that we will give a portion of Sinai (which is Egypt's) to Gaza. False!"

Worth noting is that the Palestinians have been seeking for a long time to establish a state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip with East Jerusalem as its capital.

However, the US-brokered peace talks' last round that took place between Israel and the Palestinians failed in 2014.