Europe and Arab countries cooperate to replace Trump's Gaza plan

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European countries are working with Arab allies to urgently develop the Gaza plan to replace his proposal, demanding that the stripper be removed and taken over by the United States.

The idea of ​​the US president is to clear the Palestinian territory that was shocked by the war and turn it into the "Middle Eastern Riviera", shocking and shocking Arab and European states.

But the initiative also injects new momentum into months of staggering discussions on how Israel should rule Gaza once the 15-month war ended with Hamas.

French President Emmanuel Macron told the Financial Times that efforts against Trump’s plan can only be “credible” if we provide something smarter.

"That's what we need to keep moving forward. There are several very credible options," he added.

European diplomats say foreign ministers from Germany, France, Britain and Italy will hold talks on the crisis with major Arab countries at the Munich security conference. The United States will also participate, but it is unclear at what level it is, with the focus on how Arabs and Europeans work together on “better plans.”

"Palestinians and Arabs need to come up with a middle way, they run Gaza, not the United States, not Israel," said a European official. "That's the gap that needs to be filled and I think Europeans will be with the Arabs." On the funding and introduction of the plan. That's what we're working on right now."

Egypt announced this week that it is developing plans to rebuild Gaza, with Israel bombing the striptease since the October 7, 2023 attack on Hamas, most of which have been bombed by Israel.

Cairo is coordinating with other Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia and Jordan, hoping it can prove to Trump that the zone can be rebuilt without forcing its 22,000 people to leave the enclave.

Trump urged Egypt and Jordan to accept Palestinians from Gaza, both of whom were strongly rejected. They are reluctant to regard forced displacement of Palestinians as accomplice and fear that it will threaten regional stability and its own security.

Arab and European diplomats say that before any reconstruction begins, Arab states and Palestinians need to reach a consensus on plans to ensure Hamas does not control the administrative structure of striptease.

The idea proposed by Egypt and other Arab countries involves the establishment of a committee composed of Palestinians, which are composed of Palestinians of any faction, but are supported by the Palestinian authorities, the agency that governs the occupation of parts of the West Bank.

Security components are still under discussion, but likely include Hamas taking control of existing police forces in Gaza, Pennsylvania in 2007 and potential reinforcements in the West Bank after internal battles with rival factions. .

The PA, led by Fatah, can invite regional countries to participate in security forces.

An Arab official said a plan is expected to be proposed at a summit scheduled for later this month in Riyadh.

"After what Trump said, the entire region is mobilizing and now Europe is mobilizing and trying to find a solution," the official said. "Everyone has another sense of urgency."

The Biden administration has proposed the concept of regional forces deployed in the Gaza region. However, it has never been clear which states are willing to send troops.

Saudi Arabia, for example, will only consider participating after the establishment of a Palestinian state. Arab officials said at least this would require the United States and Israel to formally recognize a country, which includes Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as a sovereign Palestinian government.

It also raises great doubts about whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right government will accept any Arab plans for Gaza.

Netanyahu has repeatedly refused to end the war permanently, excluding concessions to the Palestinians or any action towards the establishment of a Palestinian state. He also insisted that Israel does not allow Western-backed PAs to operate Gaza.

Diplomats fear Netanyahu and his far-right allies were inspired by Trump’s statement on Gaza, and the U.S. president announced his plans to take over the strip as he hosted Netanyahu at the White House.

Arab diplomats said there were other urgency as they feared that the fragile hostage deal could break down.

According to an assessment conducted by the World Bank, the EU and the United Nations, the damage to infrastructure is estimated to be about $30 billion and the destruction of the housing sector is $16 billion.

Other reports by Leila Abboud and Ben Hall in Paris; Aditi Bhandari