Arab rejection of the US conditions for the Gaza reconstruction plan.. "threatens the stability of the region"

The "Financial Times" reported that Arab countries have rejected the U.S. plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip under the conditions set by Washington, confirming that they will not fund the project from their own resources.

According to the newspaper's sources, Israeli and American officials, including Jared Kushner, son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump, proposed launching a reconstruction process in the area controlled by the occupation from the Gaza Strip, claiming that this could provide a "better" model for Palestinians compared to life under Hamas rule.

The newspaper clarified that Arab countries rejected the U.S. proposal to reconstruct what is known as the "new Gaza Strip" in the area under Israeli control, considering that implementing this plan could entrench a reality of permanent division of Palestinian territories.

The "Financial Times" quoted an Arab diplomat as saying that the disagreement over the reconstruction plan could spark a political confrontation between Palestinians, Egyptians, Qataris, and Turks on one side, and the United States and Israel on the other, adding that another diplomat emphasized that no Arab country would contribute financially to the reconstruction under these conditions.

This comes at a time when the Palestinian Authority's Minister of Economy, Mohammed Al-Amour, revealed that Israeli strikes have led to the "complete destruction of 85 percent of civil infrastructure facilities" in Gaza, where about 90 percent of the population lives without work.

International institutions estimate that the reconstruction process for the Gaza Strip, which has suffered near-total destruction, could take about ten years and require approximately $70 billion, while the toll from the ongoing war since October 2023 has exceeded around 68,500 martyrs and more than 170,000 Palestinian injuries.