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Egypt Is Developing a Plan to Rebuild Gaza


(AP-Washington Post) Samy Magdy - Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza to counter President Trump's proposal. Egypt's Al-Ahram said the plan calls for establishing "secure areas" within Gaza where Palestinians can live initially while Egyptian and international construction firms remove the rubble and rehabilitate the infrastructure. Egyptian officials have been discussing the plan with European diplomats as well as with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, including ways to fund the reconstruction. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, "If the Arab countries have a better plan, then that's great." Central in Egypt's proposal is the establishment of a Palestinian administration that is not aligned with either Hamas or the Palestinian Authority, the Egyptian officials said. It also calls for a Palestinian police force mainly made up of former PA policemen who remained in Gaza after Hamas took over in 2007, with reinforcement from Egyptian- and Western-trained forces.
2025-02-18 00:00:00
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