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The Peace Council established by US President Donald Trump will present a $2.45 billion plan for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. According to Axios, the six-month program includes 66 projects.
The document envisages funding for the construction of temporary housing, debris removal, hospital repairs, economic recovery and the deployment of multinational security forces.
Infrastructure and security measures
The plan estimates the physical damage in Gaza at $35.2 billion. It says approximately $71.4 billion will be needed over the next 10 years for full recovery and reconstruction.
The proposal includes repairing border crossings, restoring electricity and water infrastructure, and deploying 25,000 portable solar-power kits. It also calls for permanently filling tunnels beneath facilities located in priority reconstruction zones.
The Trump administration said at the end of July that it planned to ask Congress to allocate more than $206 million for the creation of peacekeeping forces in Gaza. This is regarded as the first significant US financial support under a broader plan to rebuild Gaza.
Funding and implementation
Trump established the Peace Council to oversee a plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza and promoting reconstruction.
According to information cited by Axios, the Peace Council and the Palestinian technocratic government have not yet secured full financing for the $2.45 billion plan. Officials nevertheless remain confident that donor countries will provide funding once political obstacles are removed.
Progress on implementing the plan has stalled following an agreement announced at the end of July. The delay is attributed to key conditions that Israel and Hamas are required to fulfill but have not yet completed.
