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U.S. Rejects Arab Plan for Rebuilding Gaza
(Wall Street Journal) Benoit Faucon - The White House has rejected an Arab plan for rebuilding Gaza, saying the extent of the destruction there made keeping Palestinians in the enclave unworkable. Critics of the plan also said it failed to spell out how it would disarm Hamas, the U.S.-designated terrorist group that led the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel that left 1,200 dead and triggered the war. The lack of details for disarming Hamas is a deal breaker for the U.S. and Israel, said David Schenker, who led the State Department's Near East department during the first Trump administration. "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," National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said. "President Trump stands by his vision to rebuild Gaza free from Hamas."