Arab states have endorsed an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza that rejects any displacement of Palestinians.

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Washington has rejected the Egyptian post-war Gaza proposal put forward by Arab states at a summit in Cairo this week, doubling down on US President Donald Trump’s vision for the expulsion of Palestinians and the takeover of the strip.

“The current proposal does not address the reality that Gaza is currently uninhabitable and residents cannot humanely live in a territory covered in debris and unexploded ordnance,” US National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said in a statement on 4 March.

“President Trump stands by his vision to rebuild Gaza free from Hamas. We look forward to further talks to bring peace and prosperity to the region,” the statement added.

At a highly anticipated summit in Cairo on Tuesday, Arab states endorsed an Egyptian plan to reconstruct the Gaza plan. The plan would see Hamas give up governance of Gaza. A detailed draft of the Egyptian plan obtained by Sputnik envisions setting aside $53 billion to reconstruct the strip and forming a committee to manage it for six months in preparation for the return of the Palestinian Authority (PA).

As part of the Egyptian plan, an international conference for the reconstruction of Gaza in Cairo will be held later this month. At the same time, a trust fund will be set up to receive contributions from donor nations. The draft of the plan added that “implementing reconstruction requires arrangements for transitional governance and providing security in a way that preserves the prospects of a two-state solution.”

The Egyptian plan anticipates that the early recovery phase will last six months and require $3 billion, while the first reconstruction phase will last for two years and cost $20 billion. The second reconstruction phase is expected to last two and a half years and cost $30 billion.

Egypt’s proposal categorically rejects any displacement of Palestinians. Hamas welcomed the plan in a statement on Wednesday.

Trump announced in February that Washington aims to take over Gaza and expel its residents. He claimed the initiative strives to find a safer location for Palestinians while international development teams take charge of reconstructing the battered and besieged strip.

The president said his plan aims to transform Gaza into a “Middle East Rivera.”

He has since backtracked, claiming in late February that he does not wish to impose the plan by force but will recommend it.

Trump said during a speech in Congress on Tuesday, “we are bringing back our hostages from Gaza” – making no other references to the Gaza ceasefire or his plan for the strip.

Israel has been blocking the ceasefire from moving forward to the second phase, and is reportedly making plans for a resumption of war against Gaza.

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