Arab countries' plan for the reconstruction and administration of Gaza
According to Sama News Agency, Badr Abdel Ati said: "The Arab summit raised the prospect of forming a committee to administer Gaza for a specific period of time and by figures from the region."
He emphasized: "100 countries will participate in the Gaza reconstruction conference to be held in Cairo next month. This meeting will be at the ministerial level and will be held in cooperation with the United Nations."
According to the Egyptian Foreign Minister, the first stage of Gaza reconstruction will include converting temporary housing units into permanent ones.
Abdel Ati added: "In the next stage, we will have trips to the United States and the European Union to implement the Gaza reconstruction plan by receiving material and political support."
The Egyptian Foreign Minister added: "The Gaza reconstruction plan includes dealing with all challenges, including debris removal, explosives and missiles."
Meanwhile, the AFP news agency reported, based on a draft document, that Egypt has presented a $53 billion plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip over five years, focusing on emergency relief, reconstruction and long-term economic development.
The plan includes three phases of clearing rubble over a period of six months, building infrastructure in the Rafah and southern Gaza Strip areas, and then moving on to the central and northern areas. The plan will involve the participation of 24 Egyptian, Arab and international specialist companies.
US opposition to Egypt's plan
Despite the Arab countries’ welcoming of the Egyptian plan, the US rejected the plan, claiming that it did not take into account the fact that Gaza was uninhabitable.
After the Arab League approved Egypt’s plan for rebuilding the Gaza Strip the day after the war, Washington rejected it with arguments similar to those of the Israeli regime.
Brian Hughes, spokesman for the US National Security Council, referring to the plan of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the extraordinary summit of Arab leaders, claimed that: "This plan does not address the reality of the current conditions in Gaza, which have made it uninhabitable."
He argued that the residents of the Gaza Strip cannot live in a devastated area filled with unexploded ordnance under the rubble, and said: "Despite strong opposition to Donald Trump's immigration plan around the world, the United States continues to insist on a plan to rebuild Gaza without Hamas."