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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/world/middleeast/us-compounds-palestinians-israel-gaza-strip.html
U.S. Plans Compounds to House Palestinians in Israeli-Held Half of Gaza
(New York Times) David M. Halbfinger - The U.S. is pushing for the rapid construction of a number of residential compounds for Palestinians in Israeli-controlled parts of Gaza. U.S. officials are calling them "Alternative Safe Communities." Most Gazans are currently in the Hamas-controlled part of Gaza where the U.S. and Israel are not yet allowing any reconstruction. U.S. officials hope Palestinians will feel encouraged to move to the new compounds, drawn to the prospect of greater security, freedom from Hamas, job opportunities, and a chance to rebuild their lives. The proposal reflects the lack of progress in ousting and disarming Hamas, leaving U.S. and Israeli officials to do what they can where they can. The U.S. wants to see reconstruction in the parts of Gaza where most people currently live, but only after Hamas has been dislodged from power there, said Aryeh Lightstone, a top aide to former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who is leading the effort for the administration.