CAIRO: Egyptians reacted with fury on Tuesday to US President Donald Trump`s plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan, while downplaying his threat to cut aid to both countries if they refuse.

The state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper ran a front-page headline declaring `Egypt urges the world to end historical injustice against the Palestinian people`, while the private daily Al-Masry Al-Youm wrote, `Palestinian anger: Gaza is not for sale`.

On X, the hashtag `on the shoe` a common Egyptian phrase meaning `we could not care less`begantotrendinresponse to what many saw as an attempt at intimidation.

The phrase can be traced back to a historic speech by late president Gamal Abdel Nasser, whodismissed US aid threats during Egypt`s wars with Israel. On Monday, a strongly worded statement from Egypt`s foreign ministry rejected `any compromise` that could infringe on Palestinians` rights, including to remain on their land.

The statement followed a meeting in Washington between Egypt`s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty and his US counterpart Marco Rubio. During a phone call with the Danish prime minister on Tuesday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that the establishment of a Palestinian state is `the only guarantee for achieving lasting peace` in the region.

The Egyptian leader also called for the reconstruction of Gaza `without displacing` its residents, according to a statement from his office.-AFP