Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump's call to depopulate the territory

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza, countering Trump’s call to depopulate the territory

By SAMY MAGDY
Updated 12:21 PM EST, February 17, 2025

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over.

Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram newspaper said the proposal calls for establishing “secure areas” within Gaza where Palestinians can live initially while Egyptian and international construction firms remove and rehabilitate the strip’s infrastructure.

Egyptian officials have been discussing the plan with European diplomats as well as with Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, according to two Egyptian officials and Arab and Western diplomats. They are also discussing ways to fund the reconstruction, including an international conference on Gaza reconstruction, said one of the Egyptian officials and an Arab diplomat.

The officials and diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because the proposal is still being negotiated.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/egypt-gaza-reconstruction-plan-76941b11e6746078da113e36605ec462

[Lovie777]

1. BiBi and his RW buddies say otherwise....................

[Frasier Balzov]

2. Well, I guess their ancestors built the Pyramids.

[GreenWave]

4. Quick! Change the narrative before God's chosen get upset about those pyramids.

[Mosby]

3. Sounds great

Let the Gulf Arabs pay for it and take the blame when billions of dollars go to Hamas. Maybe some of the money will go to Egyptian contractors. It's a win-win for the military leaders in Egypt.

They should put Mohammed Dahlan in charge of security.

[Beastly Boy]

5. Does Egypt also have a plan to rid Gaza of terrorists?

Or are they counting on Hamas to suddenly leave the civilians alone in their secure areas and not launch a rocket or five thousand in the general direction of Cairo? Because, you know, they've never done this before...

I sincerely wish Egypt all the good luck in the world, but I am not holding my breath.