Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the plan, welcomed in subsequent statements by Hamas and criticised by Israel, had been accepted at the closing of a summit in Cairo.
The Reconstruction Plan for Gaza includes a commercial harbour, a technology hub, beach hotels and an airport.
Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid meets with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, during the emergency Arab summit (Photo: Iraqi President Media Office/Reuters)
Trump insisted that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians displaced from Gaza by his plan, an idea that was quickly rejected.
The major questions that need to be answered about Gaza’s future remain who will run the enclave and which countries will provide the funding needed for reconstruction.
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The committee would be responsible for the oversight of humanitarian aid and managing the Strip’s affairs for a temporary period, in preparation for the return of the Palestinian Authority (PA), he said.
In the following 15 months, the Israeli military killed more than 48,000 people, according to the Gaza health ministry.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who heads the PA, said he welcomed the Egyptian idea and urged Trump to support such a plan that would not involve displacing Palestinian residents.
The Israeli foreign ministry in a statement called the plan “rooted in outdated perspectives” and rejected the reliance on the PA, while complaining that it left Hamas in power.
Donald Trump said he wants Palestinians in Gaza to be relocated to Jordan and Egypt (Photo: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty)Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa said the reconstruction fund would seek international financing as well as oversight, and likely be located in the World Bank.
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Leaders of the UAE and Qatar did not speak during open sessions.
A draft final communique from the summit seen earlier by Reuters rejected the mass displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
But an Israeli official told Reuters that Israel’s war aims from the beginning have been to destroy Hamas’ military and governing capabilities.
Additional reporting by Reuters
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