Egypt appears to have clearly released the first details of the proposals Cairo has compiled to rebuild the Gaza Strip within three to five years, but no mention of plans to work with the Trump administration or Israel.
An Egyptian source told Qatar Al-Arabia television that it was a move to counter the proposal originally proposed by President Donald Trump last week, according to a reporter for I24 News.
The proposal to rebuild Egypt is reportedly implemented in cooperation between Arab countries, the European Union and the United Nations.
Fox News Digital could not immediately reach officials from the White House, the United Nations, Qatar or Egyptian to see details of the plan.
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Egyptian President Abdel Fatta Al-Sisi will arrive at the BRICS Summit in Kazan on October 23, 2024. (via Maxim Shemetov/Pool/AFP Getty Images)
Sources within the European Union knew that the plans would be announced at a summit with Arab countries later this month, but they were not aware of their involvement in the EU or UN reconstruction plan. I checked.
Details of the proposal are reportedly laid out a two-phase project that will first focus on the removal of tiled rubs and the construction of home construction.
Details of the plan were reported less than 24 hours after Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement that it had a “desire” to “cooperate” with President Donald Trump and the United States, but it also denounced Trump’s proposal to take over the Gaza Strip.
Furthermore, the ministry said the only way to achieve regional peace is to address the “root cause of the conflict” by ending the “Israel occupation” and implementing solutions for the two states. I did. Plan to do it.
Trump meets the King of Jordan amidst tensions over Palestinian resettlement
On Tuesday, February 11th, 2025, Abdullah II of Jordan and President Donald Trump were held at a meeting at the White House Oval Office in Washington, DC. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
While speaking with Jordan’s King Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday, Trump reaffirmed his plans to take over the Gaza Strip, telling reporters, “We’re going to take it. We’ll keep it. I’m gonna keep it. We’re going to cherish that.”
Both Jordan and Egypt pushed back Trump’s plans, Gaza, Richard Goldberg, Richard Goldberg, senior adviser to the Democracy Defense Foundation during the first Trump administration and former National Security Council official. One Richard Goldberg pointed out that the president’s comment was received and they are moving to take action.
Abdullah announced Tuesday that it would accept up to 2,000 children from Gaza who suffer from cancer or require other treatment. Neither Jordan nor Egypt agreed to accept Gazan after the war, guaranteeing Gaza in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
“These governments are most certainly in the rush to meet the president who outlines a fairly clear vision and resolve to make it happen,” Goldberg told Fox News Digital. “Their first round reaction is hopeful that it’s not entirely safe, hoping that pigs will put their lipstick and let Trump leave.
“But this president doesn’t fall into those old tricks.”
Trump claims it could turn the Gaza Strip into a “Middle Eastern Riviera” and said on Tuesday it could become a “diamond.”
On February 2, 2025, amid the destruction of Gaza city, Palestinians continue to return home after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. (Alijadara/Anadoru via Getty Images)
However, King Abdullah did not directly answer a reporter’s questions about his position on the US acquisition.
“I think the key is how to make this work in a good way for everyone,” Abdullah wondered. “Obviously, we must see the greatest benefits of the people of the United States and local area, especially in the Jordanian people.
“We’re in Saudi Arabia and we’re going to discuss how we can work with the President and the US. So let’s wait until the Egyptians come in and present it to the President and don’t move ahead of us.”
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Later on Tuesday, Abdullah confirmed Jordan’s position at X and thanked the president for a “warm welcome” and a “constructive meeting,” but he said, “I am refusing Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.” He repeated Jordan’s unwavering position against him: a unified Arab position.
“Rebuilding Gaza without stoking away the Palestinians and dealing with the dire humanitarian situation should be a priority for everyone,” he added, reflecting a statement released by Egypt’s Foreign Ministry. . “Achieving peace based on the two-state solutions is a way to ensure regional stability.”
