"The Cabinet" discusses opening "Rafah Crossing" early next week.. Shaath from Davos: "An indispensable condition for reconstruction"

Shaath indicated that the flow of raw materials and necessary machinery for rebuilding the destroyed infrastructure requires a fully operational crossing under Palestinian supervision. In a remarkable political development that could establish a new phase in the Gaza Strip, Hebrew media revealed on Thursday evening an imminent "Israeli" move to discuss the fate of the Rafah crossing, coinciding with Palestinian and international calls at the Davos forum linking the opening of the crossing to the success of peace and reconstruction plans.

In detail, high-ranking sources in the office of the occupation prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reported that the Ministerial Committee for Political and Security Affairs (the Cabinet) will hold a crucial meeting early next week.

The sources confirmed that the main item on the agenda is to discuss mechanisms for "reopening the Rafah border crossing" with the Arab Republic of Egypt.

According to the sources, this discussion does not come out of nowhere, but is a direct response to: increasing international pressure on the occupation government. The new security arrangements stipulated by the latest UN Security Council resolution. The requirements of US President Donald Trump's peace plan.

This "Israeli" move coincided with statements made by Ali Shaath (the Palestinian official in the Reconstruction Coordination Committee) during the sessions of the World Economic Forum in Davos this morning. Shaath placed the international community before its responsibilities, stressing that any talk of a "Peace Council" or plans for rebuilding Gaza would remain mere ink on paper without a real lifeline.

Shaath said in his speech: "The opening of the Rafah crossing is not just a border procedure, but it is the necessary step and prerequisite for starting any real reconstruction process."

Shaath indicated that the flow of raw materials and necessary machinery for rebuilding the destroyed infrastructure requires a fully operational crossing under Palestinian supervision and international monitoring, calling for the translation of political understandings into tangible reality on the ground.

Observers believe that the upcoming "Cabinet" meeting will be a test of the seriousness of commitment to Trump's plan and Security Council resolutions, as the "Rafah" file is the cornerstone of any transitional arrangements for the Gaza Strip in the coming phase.