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ER Editor: Is this a downstream effect of Trump’s apparently (misinterpreted by many) awful words about Gaza? Or was this the plan all along just playing itself out like a piece of theatre? The two local Arab states get their act together, find resolve and unity among themselves, the Gazans get what they want, and Trump comes out looking like a boss.
Will there even be Gaza by the time the rebuilding is over, or will there be the larger territory of Judea?
BREAKING: Egypt plans to offer a proposal to rebuild Gaza, which would aim to ensure that Palestinians remain on their land.https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3
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— Sky News (@SkyNews) February 11, 2025
Oh look, Egypt has now stepped up to rebuild Gaza.
They’ve refused this for months.
This, my friends, was Trumps plan all along.
Create a common enemy to get Arab states to come together.
The art of the deal. https://t.co/WZjEFEdFwn
— Mila Joy (@MilaLovesJoe) February 6, 2025
Egyptian real estate tycoon Hisham #TalaatMoustafa has unveiled a $27 billion plan to rebuild Gaza within three years, stressing the need for international collaboration.#Forbes
For more details: 🔗 https://t.co/DkgVb6bR2o pic.twitter.com/m9TkMsR7eG
— Forbes Middle East (@Forbes_MENA_) February 9, 2025
So, Trump threatens to turn Gaza into a resort and casino.
Lindsey Graham and Mark Kelly lose their minds.
24 hours later and Egypt and Jordan are falling all over themselves to rebuild it.
And that’s how it’s done, kids.
— ChairmanOohMowMow (@ooh_mow) February 7, 2025
One Twitter user noticed how the King of Jordan, meeting with Trump (‘Trump’), didn’t look quite like himself. Which prompts us to think, has anybody got any updated photos of Gaza at this point? Has this rebuilding work already started? Perfectly serious question.
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See also this from AFP via the Hindu Times —
Egypt’s Sisi urges Gaza reconstruction without ‘displacing Palestinians’
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Egypt to present ‘vision’ to rebuild Gaza without displacement
DAVID GRITTEN for BBC NEWS
Egypt has said it is working on a “comprehensive vision” for the reconstruction of the war-torn Gaza Strip that guarantees Palestinians the right to stay on their land, unlike the proposal put forward by US President Donald Trump.
The Egyptian foreign ministry said it hoped to co-operate with the Trump administration to reach “a just settlement of the Palestinian cause”.
It followed Trump’s meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday, where he doubled down on his plan for the US to take over Gaza and permanently move the two million Palestinians living there to Jordan, Egypt and other locations.
Anadolu Almost 70% of the buildings in Gaza are estimated to be damaged or destroyedAbdullah said every Arab state rejected the idea, and that Egypt would present an alternative.
The UN has warned that any forced displacement of the territory’s population would be illegal under international law and “tantamount to ethnic cleansing”.
It comes amid growing concern that the fighting in Gaza could resume, after Israel’s prime minister warned Hamas it would end the ceasefire if the Palestinian armed group “does not return our hostages by Saturday”.
Benjamin Netanyahu issued the ultimatum after Hamas said it was postponing freeing more hostages until further notice, claiming Israel had violated the terms of the ceasefire deal.
Sitting alongside King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said there had been “great progress” on his proposal to take over Gaza.
“With the United States being in control of that piece of land… you can have stability in the Middle East for the first time,” he told reporters. “And the Palestinians, or the people that live now in Gaza, will be living beautifully in another location.”
When pressed by the reporters to comment on the plan to force the Palestinians to relocate to Jordan, King Abdullah said: “We have to keep in mind that there is a plan from Egypt and the Arab countries.”
Later, the king wrote on X that he had “reiterated Jordan’s steadfast position against the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank” during the meeting, adding: “This is the unified Arab position.”
Trump had said before the meeting that he could “conceivably” halt aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refused to co-operate with his plan and take in displaced Gazans.
Not long after the king’s remarks, Egypt’s foreign ministry said it hoped to co-operate with the Trump administration to reach “a just settlement of the Palestinian cause”.
“In this context, Egypt affirms its intention to present a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, in a manner that ensures the Palestinian people stay on their land, and in line with the legitimate and legal rights of this people,” it added, without giving any details.
President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi also told Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in a phone call on Tuesday that the reconstruction of Gaza must happen “without displacing Palestinians”, his office said.
It was not immediately clear when Egypt would present its alternative Gaza plan.
Cairo is due to host an emergency Arab summit to discuss the “serious” developments for Palestinians on 27 February, while King Abdullah said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had invited Arab leaders to Riyadh at an unspecified date.
Sisi was also given an open invitation by Trump to visit the White House during a phone call earlier this month. However, Egyptian security sources told Reuters news agency on Wednesday that Sisi would not travel to Washington if the agenda included Trump’s plan.
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Featured image source, Sisi: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/egypts-sisi-urges-gaza-reconstruction-without-displacing-palestinians/article69206730.ece
Featured image source, Gaza: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7d9p0j5qeo
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