President Trump Rejects Egyptian Plan for Gaza, Sticks With His Own
As of today, March 7, US President Donald Trump remains committed to his plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, envisioning the territory’s redevelopment into a “Riviera of the Middle East” after displacing its roughly 2 million residents to neighboring countries like Egypt and Jordan. This stance follows Trump’s initial announcement in February, where he proposed a US-led takeover of Gaza, a position reaffirmed despite international criticism, including from Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, which have rejected forced displacement as violating international law.
The White House clarified, through Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s plan does not involve US troops or funding for rebuilding, focusing instead on temporary relocation to facilitate reconstruction, though critics, including human rights advocates, decry it as ethnic cleansing, citing the Geneva Conventions’ prohibition on mass forcible transfers.
The Trump administration dismissed Egypt’s $53 billion postwar reconstruction plan for Gaza, endorsed by Arab leaders at a Cairo summit on March 4, 2025, which aims to allow Palestinians to remain in their territory. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump’s plan as “remarkable,” while Palestinian groups like Hamas condemned it as exacerbating regional tensions, and Egypt continues to mediate ceasefire efforts, maintaining its commitment to keeping Palestinians in Gaza, creating a stark policy divide between the U.S. and key Middle Eastern allies.
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