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Leading EU nations have said they support an Arab-backed plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that would cost $53 billion (£41 billion) and avoid displacing Palestinians from the territory. The plan, drawn up by Egypt and endorsed by Arab leaders, has been rejected by Israel and by US President Donald Trump, who presented his own vision to turn the Gaza Strip into a “Middle East Riviera”.
The plan calls for Gaza to be governed temporarily by a committee of independent experts and for international peacekeepers to be deployed to the territory. The committee would be responsible for overseeing humanitarian aid and temporarily managing Gaza’s affairs under the supervision of the Palestinian Authority.
The proposal is an alternative to Trump’s idea for the US to take over Gaza and resettle its population. It was welcomed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas after it was presented by Egypt at an emergency Arab League summit on Tuesday.
However, both the White House and Israeli foreign ministry said it failed to address realities in Gaza. “Residents cannot humanely live in a territory covered in debris and unexploded ordnance,” a spokesperson for Trump’s National Security Council said late on Tuesday.
The statement issued by the four European countries said they were “committed to working with the Arab initiative” and they appreciated the “important signal” the Arab states had sent by developing it. The statement said Hamas “must neither govern Gaza nor be a threat to Israel any more” and that the four countries “support the central role for the Palestinian Authority and the implementation of its reform agenda”.
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