Egypt said to envision Arab, European and Asian countries bankrolling Gaza reconstruction

The Kan public broadcaster publishes what it says are some of the key components of Egypt’s plan for the post-war management of Gaza, which Cairo is working to advance with the support of Arab allies, in order to thwart US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and clear the Strip of all of its Palestinians.

The Egyptian plan is in three phases, according to Kan.

The first is currently taking place and sees the mass entry of humanitarian aid.

The second phase is summarized as an initial rehabilitation, and this will ostensibly take place during the second phase of the hostage deal.

During the third phase, major reconstruction projects will commence and be backed by Arab, European, and Asian countries.

A temporary committee of technocrats will be established to run administrative affairs in Gaza before those powers are handed over to the Palestinian Authority.

During this time, Cairo will work to train Palestinian police in Egypt before transferring them back to Gaza.

The plan is largely the same as what Arab countries were working on for the past year, but Israel has long rejected the idea of giving any role to the PA, leaving many of these proposals dead on arrival.

Most critical will be Egypt’s effort in convincing Trump to get behind the plan because if Washington does, it will be easier getting Israel on board as well.

Meanwhile, Al Arabiya reports that the Egyptian plan will also include a clause requiring various stakeholders to serve as guarantors that Israel will not resume fighting in Gaza for at least 10 years.

Egypt is planning to present its proposal by the end of the month, but Al Arabiya says the February 27 Arab summit in Cairo on the matter may be postponed, as Cairo is concerned that it needs more time to prepare.