Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez confirmed that his country opposes US President Donald Trump's proposal to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, and that it will not allow it to be implemented.

This came in a speech he gave on Saturday, during an event for his Socialist Workers Party, in the city of San Sebastian, northern Spain.

Sanchez called for "respect for international law in Gaza, as is the case around the world."

He stressed the need for Palestinians in Palestine and Israelis in Israel to live "in an atmosphere of peace, harmony and security."

He continued: "No real estate transaction will be able to cover up this evil, shame and crimes against humanity that Gaza has witnessed in recent years."

He stressed the need for the world not to allow the implementation of Trump's plan to displace the Palestinians of Gaza, adding: "Spain will not allow this."

Since January 25, Trump has been promoting a plan to displace the Palestinians of Gaza to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan, which was rejected by both countries, and was joined by other Arab countries and regional and international organizations.

On February 4, 2025, Trump revealed, during a press conference with Netanyahu at the White House, his intention to seize Gaza and displace the Palestinians from it, which sparked widespread regional and international rejection.

Trump did not rule out the possibility of deploying US forces to support the reconstruction of Gaza, expecting the United States to have "long-term ownership" in the Palestinian sector.

Netanyahu welcomed Trump's plan, calling it "the first new idea in years."

On January 19, a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement went into effect, which included three phases, each lasting 42 days, with negotiations taking place in the first phase to begin the second, with the mediation of Egypt and Qatar and the support of the United States.

With American support, between October 7, 2023 and January 19, 2025, Israel committed genocide in Gaza, leaving about 160,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.