The foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom have expressed their support for a comprehensive reconstruction initiative aimed at revitalizing the Gaza Strip, backed by Arab nations. This endorsement came during a joint statement issued on Saturday.
According to the statement, the ministers emphasized the plan’s potential to facilitate a realistic approach to rebuilding Gaza and provide immediate, sustainable improvements to the dire living conditions faced by Palestinians in the region. They noted,
“The plan shows a realistic path to the reconstruction of Gaza and promises — if implemented — swift and sustainable improvement of the catastrophic living conditions for the Palestinians living in Gaza.”
Details of the Gaza Reconstruction Plan
Projected to cost $53 billion and initially proposed by Egypt, the reconstruction plan outlines a five-year strategy that aims to rebuild Gaza without displacing its Palestinian residents. The proposal includes establishing an administrative committee comprised of independent Palestinian technocrats to govern the area following the resolution of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the militant group.
In contrast, U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside Israeli leaders, initially dismissed this plan, favoring an alternative that envisioned transforming Gaza into a