The UAE on Saturday slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments that "Gulf countries may participate in aiding the future government (of Gaza) after the war."
In a post on social media, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said the UAE government condemned the Israeli leader's comments in question.
"The UAE government condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks on 'calling on a number of countries to participate in the management of civil affairs in the Gaza Strip under Israeli occupation'."
"The UAE government emphasized that the Israeli prime minister does not have any legal capacity to take this step, and that the UAE refuses to be drawn into any plan aimed at providing cover for the Israeli presence in the Gaza Strip."
"The UAE is ready to support a Palestinian government that meets the hopes and aspirations of the Palestinian people ...... These hopes and aspirations include independence."
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