Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares rejected on Thursday a proposal by Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz to have Spain receive Palestinians if they are displaced from Gaza.

"The land of the people of Gaza is Gaza...and Gaza must be part of the future Palestinian state," Albares said in an interview with a Spanish station.

This comes a day after the Spanish foreign minister rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal to resettle Gaza residents elsewhere and take control of the Strip, to create a "Riviera of the Middle East".

"I want to be very clear on this matter, Gaza is the land of the Palestinians, the people of Gaza, and they must remain there," Jose Manuel Albares told reporters yesterday.

He added: "Gaza is part of the future Palestinian state that Spain supports."

Katz had stated that Spain, Ireland and Norway, which last year recognized the Palestinian state, "are legally obligated to allow any resident of Gaza to enter their territories."