Palestinians discuss leaving Gaza
Some Palestinians in Gaza expressed their desire to leave the area governed by Hamas, as revealed by the Center for Peace Communications video.
Arab leaders met in Cairo on Tuesday for an urgent summit to counter President Trump’s Gaza plan. The summit aimed to discuss Egypt’s $53 billion reconstruction plan for Gaza.
Initially uninvolved in Gaza’s rebuilding, Egypt and other Arab nations changed their stance when Trump suggested relocating Gazans outside the enclave. Egypt, for ‘national security’ reasons, refuses to absorb displaced Palestinians, prompting them to develop their own strategy.
With a $53 billion price tag, the plan is positioned as an alternative to Trump’s vision, and key details have already been shared by Arab media outlets. While Egypt proposes a temporary committee to manage Gaza for six months, Palestinians have made it clear that they will not accept any governing body that isn’t Palestinian or any foreign forces within Gaza. The plan is projected to take at least four and a half years.
Members of the Hamas terror group gather in Gaza in preparation for the release of four female hostages as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel. (TPS-IL)
Meanwhile, Jordan, which has played a key diplomatic role, has managed to avoid direct involvement in the reconstruction debate. Following King Abdullah’s meeting with Trump, Jordanian officials felt that the pressure had shifted to Egypt and other Arab states. “The Jordanians were very happy with the outcome of the meeting with Trump. They feel that the pressure to accept [a] million Gazans is off them,” Al-Omari said.
At the same time, the broader political future of Gaza remains uncertain. Al-Omari noted that despite the ongoing reconstruction discussions, the primary concern for Arab leaders is how to navigate Trump’s unpredictable stance on Gaza. “Frankly, the main thinking in Arab governments right now is how to engage in a covert process with Trump to walk him back from this. No one expects immediate results, but they do hope that this will move Trump away from the idea of depopulating Gaza,” he said.
For now, all eyes are on the summit. However, as one former diplomatic source put it, “There’s no real plan yet – just ideas. Everyone is trying to shape it in their favor, but until Hamas’ fate is resolved, we’re all just talking in circles.”
