What Is Egypt’s Gaza Reconstruction Plan Proposed By Arab Leaders?

<p data-pm-slice=”0 0 []”>The Arab leaders have endorsed Egypt&rsquo;s postwar plan for the Gaza Strip, which would allow around 2 million Palestinians to remain. The recent development comes in a counterproposal to US president Donald Trump&rsquo;s plan to depopulate the territory and develop it as a beach destination.&nbsp;</p>
<p>According to AP, the $53 billion plan&rsquo;s endorsement by Arab leaders at a summit in Cairo amounted to a rejection of the proposal by Donald Trump. The summit conclusions were welcomed by Hamas but were rejected by Israel.</p>
<h2>A Look At Proposal By Egypt</h2>
<p>The plan by Egypt consists of three stages: interim measures, reconstruction, and governance. The first phase will go for six months, followed by the next two phases to run over a combined four to five years.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Phase 1’s estimated cost would be around $3 billion and will include clearing rubble, building 200,000 houses, and restoring 60,000 buildings.</p>
<p>Phase 2 will witness the construction of 400,000 houses, and it will cost around $20 billion.</p>
<p>The Phase 3&rsquo;s estimated cost will be $30 billion, and the humanitarian aid and governance will be taken care of by the technocratic committees.</p>
<h2>How Israel Respond To Egypt’s Plan?</h2>
<p>Israel continues to support the displacement plan by Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, has described the plan of US president Donald Trump as &ldquo;visionary”, has repeatedly ruled out any future role for Hamas, and has also for the Palestinian Authority.</p>
<p>According to a report by Al Jazeera, Egypt, meanwhile, has called the response by Israel unacceptable.&nbsp;</p>
<p>US National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes has dismissed the Egyptian proposal as unworkable.</p>
<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Hughes said. &ldquo;President Trump stands by his vision to rebuild Gaza free from Hamas. We look forward to further talks to bring peace and prosperity to the region,&rdquo; reports news agency AP.</p>