Emergency Arab League Summit Offers Counter Proposal to Trump’s Gaza Plans
An emergency Arab League summit will be held in Cairo on Tuesday to counter US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plans.
Organized by Egypt, the summit aims to respond to Trump’s proposals to take control of Gaza and resettle Palestinians, as well as to address the Israeli Prime Minister’s stance on ending the ceasefire and resuming hostilities in Gaza.
The summit will focus on creating a unified Arab response that protects Palestinian rights and makes Gaza habitable again.
Egypt has yet to release the full proposal but some details have emerged Tuesday ahead of the summit on Egyptian media.
Under the Egyptian plan, a Governance Assistance Mission would replace the Hamas-run government in Gaza for an unspecified interim period and would be responsible for humanitarian aid and for kick-starting reconstruction of the enclave, which has been devastated by the war.
Egypt and Jordan will train Palestinian police personnel in preparation for deployment in the strip.
The plan will also demand that Israel stops all settlement activities, annexation of lands and demolition of Palestinian homes.
It will also address the issue of factional weapons through a clear framework and credible political process.
Experts have raised concerns over the plan’s financing, with the UN estimating the cost of rebuilding Gaza at over $50 billion.
Tensions have heightened as Israel blocked all humanitarian aid to Gaza on March 1, citing Hamas’s refusal to extend the ceasefire, which was meant to begin its second phase.
The summit will propose a plan that aims to counter US President Trump’s statement last month, in which he proposed taking control of Gaza and resettling Palestinians in Egypt and Jordan.
