Gazan responds to President Trump’s plan
The Peace Communications Centre spoke to Gazan about President Trump’s plans to relocate to Egypt, Jordan and other countries. (Video provided by Peace Communication Center.)
Exclusive – Israeli UN ambassador Danny Danon has disapproved the Jewish state of the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s “Relief and Early Recovery Plan” for the Gaza Crystal Clear.
“It would be better if they condemned Hamas for dealing with Jewish and Samaria terrorism,” Ambassador Danone told Fox News Digital exclusively. Judea and Samaria are commonly referred to as the West Bank outside of Israel.
According to documents obtained by Fox News Digital, the PA’s plan will be submitted to the UN Security Council for review and split into three phases, costing approximately $3.5 billion. It calls for “an international commitment to end the siege of Israel” and “long-term change” in the Gaza Strip.
“The end of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian states and the Arab Peace Initiative as outlined in numerous UN resolutions, the achievements of the two states’ solutions are the only way (method) for Palestine and the nation Israel To live side by side in peace and security,” reads the PA’s plan.
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Danny Danon, a permanent member of the United Nations Israel, will speak during a Security Council session at New York City Headquarters. (United Nations Mission of Israel)
Israel’s mission to the United Nations condemned the plan in a statement provided solely to Fox News Digital. Israel sees the plan presented by the PA as a way to “circumvent basic security requirements, including disarming Hamas.”
“The Trump administration has proposed plans to change the reality of Gaza, such as voluntarily transferring strip residents to other countries, but Palestinian authorities will provide the United Nations with an independent reconstruction plan – the responsibility of the Strip or Hamas Without mentioning the demilitarization of the United Nations, the statement from Israel’s mission to the United Nations said.
In its plan, the PA will ensure Israel’s provision of humanitarian supplies to Gaza, calling it the “right of occupation.” However, in 2005, Israel was unilaterally drawn from the Gaza Strip, and Hamas took over after the 2006 election.
Gaza’s physical recovery is not the sole focus of the PA’s plan. It also has the establishment of a “Government Emergency Business Office” to oversee the plans, and the controversial UN Relief and Labor Bureau (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees in the Near East.
The destroyed building is depicted west of Beitrahia in the northern Gaza Strip on February 11, 2025, in the current ceasefire agreement in the war between Israel and Hamas. (Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images)
Egypt is reportedly releasing details of its plans to rebuild Gaza. There is no mention of “cooperation” with the US
Both the PA and UNRWA have been accused by Israel of perpetuating terrorism and violence.
“The Palestinian authorities, which have not yet condemned the cruelty of October 7, do not have the moral status and enforceability to participate in these issues,” Ambassador Danone told Fox News Digital. “If they focused on stopping the rotten culture of agitating and demanded a stop to the ugly terrorism that raised their heads in Judea and Samaria.”
Reviewing the PA documents, Fox News Digital found no mention of the October 7 attack or the hostages they forced to take to Gaza. However, the PA has repeatedly accused Israel of committing a “mass invasion” in Gaza.
Hamas is not mentioned in the PA’s plan and is consistent with the history of friction between the two factions.
In February 2024, Russia tried to launch peace talks between the PA and Hamas. Hamas urged Russia in October 2024 to urge PA President Mahmoud Abbas to agree to the united government for post-war Gaza, but so far nothing has come from those efforts. do not have.
Israel’s mission to the United Nations has denounced the PA’s plan, but “that it could be overwhelmingly acceptable remains an open question, particularly in light of the Trump administration’s new policies regarding Gaza.” I admitted.
President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu answer questions at a joint press conference held in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on February 4, 2025 (Reuters/Ra Milis)
Hamas says it will release more Israeli hostages on Saturday, as originally planned.
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited DC earlier this month, President Trump said the US would “take over” Gaza and relocate the Palestinians living there.
When asked about the president’s plans recently, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt ruled out the idea of ​​putting American troops in Gaza on the ground. Instead, she said President Trump would “smash a deal with our partners in the area.”
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Before he returned to his oval office, President Trump warned Hamas that there was “hell to pay” if the hostages were not returned. Several hostages have since been released.
Three more Israeli hostages will be released on Saturday, including American Sagui Dekel Chen.
