(Washington Post) Missy Ryan - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought to press ahead Monday with plans for securing and rebuilding Gaza once the Israel-Hamas war ends, but reticence among the Arab nations that U.S. officials envision will help oversee the territory underscored the difficulty Washington faces in forging a "day after" blueprint. Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas and ensure it cannot strike again, but has not signed onto any U.S.-backed plans for the future. Arab nations are reluctant to commit to providing troops or funding for Gaza. At a World Economic Forum event in Riyadh, the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia cited the scale of devastation in Gaza and the possibility that foreign forces would be seen as new occupiers. "Whoever goes there, if they are seen or perceived to be there to consolidate the misery that this war has created, then they will be seen as the enemy," said the Jordanian foreign minister, Ayman al-Safadi.
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