France welcomes an Arab plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip under the future administration of the Palestinian Authority, and stresses that the Hamas terror group should be “entirely” excluded from running the territory.
The proposal from Arab leaders “constitutes a serious and credible basis to respond to reconstruction, governance and security needs after the Gaza war,” French foreign ministry spokesman Christophe Lemoine says.
But “the plan must entirely exclude Hamas from governing Gaza, where it must be disarmed and give Israel serious security guarantees.”
Arab leaders on Tuesday endorsed a plan that would finance Gaza’s reconstruction through a trust fund, and would see the return of the Palestinian Authority to the territory.
The PA had previously governed Gaza before being ousted in 2007 by Hamas.
The plan is intended to serve as an alternative to US President Donald Trump’s plan for the US to take control of the territory and resettle its residents elsewhere.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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