Gaza Strip Reconstruction Plans Proposed By Egypt To Be Discussed On Tuesday

JAKARTA - Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Sunday that the reconstruction plan for the Gaza Strip, designed by her Egyptian side, to ensure Palestinians remain on their land, is ready and will be discussed at the Arab emergency summit on Tuesday.

Arab countries that quickly rejected President Donald Trump's plans regarding the takeover of Gaza by the United States have re-imposed Palestinians to struggle to approve a diplomatic attack to counter the idea.

President Trump's plan, announced on February 4 during the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, has angered Palestinians and Arab countries, as well as destabilized decades of US diplomacy focused on a two-state solution.

Egypt's counter-reconstruction plan, according to Abdelatty, will not be completely Egypt's or Arab plans but will gain international support and funding to ensure its successful implementation.

"We will hold intensive talks with major donor countries after the plan is adopted at the upcoming Arab summit," Abdelatty told a news conference with EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Baduica.

Abdelatty said the role of Europe, particularly in the economic aspect to rebuild war-torn enclaves, was very important.

When asked about the second phase of the ceasefire deal, Abdelatty said Egypt would continue its intensive efforts to ensure a ceasefire was maintained and negotiations for the second phase could begin.

He stressed the importance of safely implementing the ceasefire agreement signed in January, emphasizing his commitment to ensure proper implementation.

"The first phase has ended successfully, and now we have to move on to discussions about the second phase, which is key to defending the ceasefire," he said.

"Of course, this will be difficult, but with good intentions and political determination, this can be achieved," he said.

Abdelatty added, after the emergency Arab summit, there would be an emergency ministerial level meeting in Saudi Arabia for the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in which foreign ministers would push for the results of the summit to be delivered globally.

"We will ensure that the results of the Arab summit are submitted to the world in the best possible way possible," Abdelatty added.