Egypt is proposing a $53 billion five-year plan for the reconstruction of Gaza that ensures Palestinians are not displaced outside the besieged strip, according to a document seen by dpa.
The removal of the rubble and restoration of around 60,000 partially damaged houses would need six months and $3 billion, according to the document. Reconstruction should start afterwards.
By 2030, hundreds of thousands of new homes that can house up to 3 million people would have been built, as well as an airport, a port, industrial zones, hotels and parks.
Starting the reconstruction process requires arrangements for transitional governance, providing security, preserving the horizon of the two-state solution, and preventing the outbreak of new conflicts, the plan said, as it urged the international community to support mediators’ efforts to maintain the current ceasefire agreement.
It also entails removing Hamas from ruling the Gaza Strip. Instead, a committee would be formed of independent non-factional technocrats, to administer Gaza for a transitional six-month period, in order to pave the way for the Palestinian Authority to return to the Gaza Strip.
The proposal also stated that Egypt and Jordan are working on training Palestinian police personnel ahead of deploying them in Gaza.
