Arab nations, led by Egypt, who have strongly rejected President Trump’s proposal for the United States to « assume » the Gaza Strip and to move more than 2 million Palestinian residents. An alternative plan. The 22 -Nations Arab League leaders attended a summit on Tuesday and unanimously adopted the Egyptian proposal, which does not provide for any of the Gaza residents forced to leave during the reconstruction.
The Trump administration, along with its narrow allies in Israel, quickly rejected the plan, and the White House reiterated the President’s statement that the destruction caused Gaza during the 15 -month war of Israel with Hamas, has made the enclave habitable.
The Palestinians who spoke with CBS News in Gaza have vehemently rejected any offer to force them to the territory, and the head of the United Nations and some others suggested than to do the leaving would mean Ethnic cleansing.
Hamas supported the Arabic plan, but has constantly refused to disarm -as part of any cessation agreement, which Israel considers essential.
Israel and the United States reject Arabic Gaza Plan
Israel hurried to dismiss the Egyptian Plan, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tel Aviv a statement That the proposal, « continues to rely on Palestinian and UNRWA authority, have repeatedly shown corruption, support for terrorism and failure in solving the problem. »
Speaking after the summit on Tuesday, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Bad Abdelatty dismissed that the position, telling journalists that « any conversation about rejecting UNRWA or rejecting bread is only nonsense and cannot be accepted, because this represents international legitimacy and should be accepted. » He accused Israel of violating the United Nations laws and resolutions, and said that international law must be implemented.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has accused the neighboring Arab nations of having « used Palestinians as pawns against Israel » since the creation of the country and its statement reiterated the support of the Netanyahu administration for « the idea of President Trump. »
The ministry stated that the plan of the President of the United States was « an opportunity for the Gazans to have a free option based on their free will », despite Mr. Trump saying Would not be allowed to return to Gaza.
United States National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said in a statement, in the meantime, that the Arabic proposal « does not address the reality that Gaza is currently disabled and residents cannot live humanly in a territory covered with unexplored remains and ordinances ».
« President Trump remains next to his vision of rebuilding Hamas free Gaza, » Hughes said, « we look forward to more conversations to bring peace and prosperity to the region. »
In his speech, the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, said that it was time to find a way to « a just and sustainable solution » to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis of the decades, adding: « I strongly believe that the President of the United States has the ability to carry out this goal, aligning with our sincere aspirations to end our region and ends.
Next week, at another summit in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and its Arab League partners will seek the support of other predominantly Islamic countries for their plan. A senior official from the European Union was at the summit on Tuesday, but so far there has been no statement from the blog that offers its clear support for the Arab proposal.
What is in the Arabic proposal to reconstruct Gaza?
The Egyptian Plan, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelatty explains after the Tuesday summit, would involve three phases. The first will focus on urgent relief operations and initial recovery, including the creation of 200,000 temporary housing units in Gaza.
This first phase would spend between six months and a year and would cost $ 3 billion.
The second stage would involve the construction of 200,000 permanent housing units and efforts to restore life infrastructure. This phase is expected to take about two years, with a price of $ 20 billion.
The final phase would add another 200,000 permanent housing units and more service facilities, including reconstructing ports and an airport for the next two years, requiring about $ 30 billion.
On the key question of who or what would oversee the operations and administer Gaza, which has been governed by the United States and the Israeli -designated terrorist group Hamas for almost two decades, the Egyptian Plan is calling for an administrative committee formed by independent Palestinian technocrats to manage the territory for six months, before the Palestinian authority returns to Gaza.
Currently, the bread administers parts of the West Bank occupied by Israel, the other Palestinian territory much larger. Is widely unpopular between the Palestinians and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently ruled out Hamas or bread taking control in Gaza.
Abdelatty also said that Egypt would form the Palestinian security staff in Egypt, to return and help maintain safety throughout the Gaza Strip, but did not say which phase of the proposed plan would begin during.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs acknowledged that before this could happen, even if the plan or some version of it is endorsed by Israel, which maintains control firmly about the goods and people who enter and leave Gaza and is Currently block the entire aid entry – First there must be a permanent fire.
A call to international support and a lot of money
When heading to the summit, El-Sissi called on other nations that supported the approximately $ 53 million plan, including financially, and participating in a reconstruction conference that Egypt welcomes next month.
« We are going to unite that the channeling of the support for this fund is a noble goal and a moral imperative, » said El-Sissi, « ensuring that all Palestinian children and all the Palestinian families of the right to live in a safe and civilized environment, equal to that of all peoples. »
In a final statement issued by the summit attendees, leaders asked the United Nations Security Council to send international peace maintainers « to help achieve security for both Palestinian and Israeli peoples in Westipers and Gaza Strip, as part of the improvement of the political horizon for the creation of the Palestinian state. »
The leaders also stated that « the vital and irreplaceable role of the Relief agency and works by the United Nations for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) to carry out their mandate granted by the United Nations resolution. »
Israel’s government has long been accused Unrwa of being linked to Hamas And, a few weeks ago, it forbade the UN Help Agency to work in its territory.
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