Egypt, Arab countries meet to discuss Trump’s Gaza Plan, offer counterproposal

Arab leaders gathered in Cairo on Tuesday for a Emergency Summit Aimed at presenting a counterproposal to the Gaza Plan Donald Trump. The summit was held to discuss the comprehensive reconstruction plan of $ 53 billion of Egypt for Gaza.

Before Trump proposed to re -adjusting to the Gazans out of the enclave, Egypt and other Arab states they had shown little interest in the reconstruction of Gaza. However, since Egypt has ruled out Accepting Palestinians displaced for reasons of “National Security”, he is now forced to devise his own plan.

With a price of $ 53 billion, the plan is positioned as an alternative to Trump’s visionAnd the key details have already been shared by the Arab media. While Egypt proposes a temporary committee to administer Gaza for six months, the Palestinians have made it clear that they will not accept any governing body other than Palestinian or any foreign force within Gaza. It is projected that the plan will have been at least four and a half years.

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The Egyptian plan is divided into two phases: the first, which lasts two years and that costs around $ 20 billion, and the second, which covers two and a half years with an allocation of $ 30 billion. The funds will be used mainly to the reconstruction of residential areas devastated by the conflict.

It is important to note that the plan does not require the displacement of Gaza residents, as Trump’s proposal does, and emphasizes the importance of reconstruction efforts led by Palestinians, and that the Palestinian authority He will collaborate with Egypt and Jordan to train a police force for Gaza. But Hamas has already rejected the plan, and the Palestinian authority has made it clear that it will not participate in reconstruction efforts while Hamas maintains control.

“The Saudi will finance Gaza if there is a path to a Palestinian state and Hamas has gone,” Ghaith Al-Romari, a senior member of the Washington Institute and former executive director of the Palestine American task force Safety. Israeli government You can meet these demands. “

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“A militarized Hamas cannot remain in Gaza: the strip must be demilitarized, and Hamas must no longer have control. Emiraties are even more extreme on this issue,” Danny Zaken, a senior commentator of the Israel Hayoel newspaper, said Fox News Digital, “the final draft of the Egypt Plan that will go directly to Hamas. Instead that Hamas will be calculated. And it was described, the final draft, which, according to the Egypt Plan, will be directly directed.

Al-Mari observed: “The Cums of the Arab League tend to be a large number of positions. Who will take care of security? The PA cannot handle that, they are too weak. No Arab country wants to send troops to Gaza, but they are also under pressure from the United States to contribute.”

An Egyptian diplomatic source told Fox News Digital that Egyptian construction companies are ready to start working, but the real challenge is political. “Egyptian construction companies are very capable, and can rebuild Gaza in three years, if there is political will, mainly Israel and the United States,” said the source.

While Egypt is anxious to lead the reconstruction process, their ambitions have created friction with the key states of the Gulf, which is expected to finance much of the effort. Zaken said: “Saudi are worried because the Egyptians want to control the entire process: who gets money, who supervises reconstruction, who are the contractors for demolition and reconstruction? And even new homes and hotels. The other partners care about corruption in the process.”

A former United States Foreign Service official warned Fox News Digital that Egypt’s ability to administer such funds is a concern. “The Gulf, who is expected to pay it, is sick and tired of Egyptian corruption. If they finance the reconstruction, they will demand an important supervision to ensure that money is not lost in the power structure of Egypt,” said the source.

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Meanwhile, Jordan, who has played a key diplomatic role, has managed to avoid direct participation in the reconstruction debate. After King Abdullah’s meeting with Trump, Jordanian officials felt that the pressure had changed to Egypt and other Arab states. “The Jordanos were very happy with the result of the meeting with Trump. They feel that the pressure of accepting (a) millions of gazanes is not,” said Al-Mari.

At the same time, the broader political future of Gaza is still uncertain. Al-Mari said that despite the discussions of reconstruction ongoing, the main concern for Arab leaders is how to navigate Trump’s unpredictable position In Gaza. “Frankly, the main thought in the Arab governments at this time is how to participate in an undercover process with Trump to return it from this. No one expects immediate results, but they expect this to move Trump away from the idea of ​​depopulating Gaza,” he said.

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For now, all eyes are at the summit. However, as a former diplomatic source said: “There is still no real plan, only ideas. Everyone is trying to shape their favor, but until the fate of Hamas is resolved, we are all talking in circles.”