A $53 billion Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza has garnered help from France, Germany, Italy and the U.Okay., after receiving pushback from the U.S. and Israel.
“The plan reveals a sensible path to the reconstruction of Gaza and guarantees – if applied – swift and sustainable enchancment of the catastrophic dwelling circumstances for the Palestinians dwelling in Gaza,” the overseas ministers wrote in a joint assertion.
The overseas ministers referred to as for a post-war plan primarily based on “a stable political and safety framework,” however reiterated the necessity for Hamas to not be capable to govern Gaza. Moreover, the European leaders mentioned that they’re supportive of the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) “central position” in a post-war Gaza and “the implementation of its reform agenda.”
Palestinians stroll by the destruction brought on by the Israeli air and floor offensive in Jabalia refugee camp within the northern Gaza Strip on Feb. 12, 2025, on a wet day. (Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto through Getty Photos)
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The $53 billion Egyptian plan was meant as a counter to President Donald Trump’s U.S. takeover concept and comes after Cairo rejected the concept of accepting displaced Gazans for “nationwide safety” causes. Whereas Trump’s plan would resettle Palestinians outdoors the Strip, Egypt’s proposal focuses on Palestinian-led reconstruction efforts.
Each the U.S. and Israel have rejected the Arab-backed plan for Gaza reconstruction. Israeli Ministry of International Affairs Spokesperson Oren Marmorstein mentioned in an announcement that the plan “fails to handle the realities of the state of affairs following October seventh, 2023, remaining rooted in outdated views.”
Destroyed buildings are pictured within the west of Beit Lahia within the northern Gaza Strip on Feb. 11, 2025 amid the present ceasefire deal within the battle between Israel and Hamas. (BASHAR TALEB/AFP through Getty Photos)
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Marmorstein’s assertion additionally criticized the plan for its reliance on the Palestinian Authority (PA) and the United Nations Aid and Works Company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). He says that each the PA and UNRWA “have repeatedly demonstrated corruption, help for terrorism, and failure in resolving the problem.”
Whereas U.S. Particular Envoy to the Center East Steve Witkoff referred to as the plan a “good religion first step,” State Division Spokesperson Tammy Bruce advised reporters that it “doesn’t fulfill the necessities, the character of what President Trump is asking for.”
Moreover, Nationwide Safety Council spokesperson Brian Hughes expressed considerations in regards to the plan in an announcement offered to Fox Information Digital.
“The present proposal doesn’t tackle the fact that Gaza is at the moment uninhabitable, and residents can not humanely dwell in a territory coated in particles and unexploded ordnance. President Trump stands by his imaginative and prescient to rebuild Gaza free from Hamas.”
President Donald Trump seems to be to the precise subsequent to a photograph of rubble in Gaza. (AP Photograph/Morry Gash, Adel Hana)
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Trump acquired heavy criticism final month when he advised the U.S. take over Gaza throughout a press convention with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netnayahu. Trump’s proposal would contain the relocation of Palestinians and turning the enclave into the “Riviera of the Center East.”
Fox Information’ Efrat Lachter contributed to this report.