Egypt has put forward a reconstruction plan for Gaza, which Assistant Foreign Minister Ambassador Mohamed Hegazy told Al Ahram, is based on immediate action to rebuild the Gaza Strip in light of the enormous and unprecedented destruction it has suffered. Hegazy emphasized that the current situation demands international solidarity to ensure immediate and sustainable delivery of urgent humanitarian aid. “Egypt aims to implement an early recovery plan to meet the humanitarian needs of the Strip, including food, water, sanitation, and healthcare for the population,” he declared.
According to Hegazy, the plan focuses on rehabilitating essential infrastructure, including roads, public buildings, electrical networks, and water systems. “The plan also seeks to revitalize the local economy, helping Gaza recover from this devastating aggression and restore minimum livable conditions before transitioning to a full reconstruction phase,” he said.
The particulars of the plan will be presented to a five-party meeting in Riyadh and then to the emergency Arab summit in Cairo on Feb. 27, while it’s also clearly an effort to outflank President Donald Trump’s plan to expel the Palestinian population from Gaza without giving them any right of return. “It is essential to implement a plan that enables them to stay and accelerates reconstruction, which can only be achieved through international cooperation and concerted efforts,” Hegazy stressed. “The mere call for the displacement of a people from their land is a war crime being committed openly, and any action or statement in this direction should, in principle, be prosecuted.”
Hegazy further emphasized that Israeli occupation forces must cease attempts to create a new reality by refusing to comply with the humanitarian aid phase of the ceasefire agreement. “This non-compliance appears to be an effort to force Palestinians out of their land and undermine their inalienable right to establish their state on all occupied Palestinian territories from 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital,” he stated.
