Rebuilding Gaza is Pointless Unless Hamas is Eradicated: Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute, Mar. 6, 2025 — As Arab and Western leaders continue to discuss plans to rebuild the Gaza Strip, the ran-backed Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has again rejected laying down its weapons.
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Why Hamas Loves the Arab World’s Latest Backwards Gaza Plan – Analysis: Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 5, 2025
Arabs Offer Their Plan for a Gaza with Resorts. Trump’s Team Says No: Benoit Faucon and Summer Said, WSJ, Mar. 5, 2025
Arab Plan for Gaza Leaves Thorny Issues Unanswered: Vivian Yee, NY Times, Mar. 5, 2025
A “Four-Zone” Plan for Gaza’s Reconstruction Could Win Arab, Israeli, and U.S. Support: Dennis Ross and Assaf Orion, National Interest, Feb. 28, 2025
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US Rejects Arabs’ Plan for Gaza, Says Strip Is ‘Uninhabitable’: David Israel, Jewish Press, Mar. 5, 2025 — National Security Spokesperson Brian Hughes stated on Wednesday that the proposal put forward by Arab states for Gaza’s reconstruction “does not address the reality that Gaza is currently uninhabitable and residents cannot humanely live in a territory covered in debris and unexploded ordnance.”
The Egyptian Gaza Plan: A Deadly Trap for Israel and the US – Opinion: Amine Ayoub, Jerusalem Post, Mar. 6, 2025 — The latest Arab summit in Cairo has produced yet another deceptive proposal disguised as a humanitarian effort to rebuild Gaza. In reality, the Egyptian plan is a dangerous scheme that threatens Israel’s security, strengthens Hamas, and undermines US strategic interests.
The Competing Plans for Rebuilding Gaza After the War: Sky News, Mar. 5, 2025 — Israel’s military offensive in Gaza following the Hamas attacks on 7 October 2023 has left swathes of the densely populated enclave razed to the ground and nearly two million people displaced from their homes.