Egypt said it will present a ‘comprehensive’ plan for rebuilding Gaza as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington ‘open to hear alternative plans’, in latest remarks post-war scenarios of the Palestinian enclave.
Egypt plans to “present a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction” of the Gaza Strip that ensures Palestinians remain on their land, the Egyptian foreign ministry said in a statement.
Egypt “hopes to cooperate” with the administration of US President Donald Trump “to reach comprehensive and just peace in the region.”
وبحسب بيان صحفي صادر عن وزارة الخارجية المصرية
تعتزم مصر تقديم “رؤية شاملة لإعادة إعمار قطاع غزة على الأطراف المعنية بما يضمن بقاء الشعب الفلسطيني في وطنه”. pic.twitter.com/rs9d1nLiJa— (هِمّه) Himma (@Himma0099) February 12, 2025
The statement comes as Trump continues to press for his scheme to take over the Gaza Strip and displace its population to neighboring Egypt and Jordan despite rejection from Arab states.
For his part, US Secretary of State Rubio said Washington is open to hearing alternative plans from Arab allies who oppose Trump’s proposal to take over Gaza.
“If people don’t like the Trump plan for Gaza — right now it’s the only plan. It’s now incumbent upon the Arab countries… if they think they’ve got a better plan, we need to hear it,” the top US diplomat said in an interview with the Fox News on Tuesday.
On the other hand, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said he rejects any displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and West Bank, calling it “unacceptable” for the region.
“The focus today is on Gaza and tomorrow it will shift to the West Bank with the objective of emptying Palestine of its historical inhabitants,” he asserted at the World Governments Summit in Dubai on Wednesday.
وبحسب بيان صحفي صادر عن وزارة الخارجية المصرية
تعتزم مصر تقديم “رؤية شاملة لإعادة إعمار قطاع غزة على الأطراف المعنية بما يضمن بقاء الشعب الفلسطيني في وطنه”. pic.twitter.com/rs9d1nLiJa— (هِمّه) Himma (@Himma0099) February 12, 2025
“It’s unacceptable for the Arab world, which has fought this idea for 100 years.”
Source: Agencies
