According to insiders, the Arab proposal for Gaza might include a regional contribution of up to $20 billion

According to two Egyptian security officials, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt is scheduled to visit Riyadh on Thursday to review an Arab rehabilitation plan for Gaza that may involve as much as $20 billion from the region.

Arab nations are anticipated to talk on a post-war strategy for Gaza in response to U.S. President Trump’s plan to rehabilitate the territory under American rule and force Palestinians to leave, a move that has infuriated regional leaders.

The Arab proposal will be reviewed and discussed in Riyadh by Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar before to its presentation at the scheduled Arab summit in Cairo on March 4, according to four people with knowledge of the situation.

Although some sources stated the date had not yet been finalized, Saudi Arabia, which is leading Arab efforts on Trump’s plan, was slated to host a meeting of Arab state leaders on Friday, including those from Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.

In order to establish a Middle East Riviera, Trump’s proposal to “clean out” Palestinians from Gaza and relocate the majority of them to Jordan and Egypt appalled Arab nations. The concept was viewed as extremely disruptive in the majority of the area and was promptly rejected by Cairo and Amman.

Based mostly on an Egyptian plan, the Arab proposal calls for international cooperation in rehabilitation without forcing Palestinians to relocate abroad and the creation of a national Palestinian committee to rule Gaza without Hamas involvement.

Two sources have suggested that Arab and Gulf governments will contribute $20 billion to the fund, which might be a strong inducement for Trump to agree to the idea, according to Emirati scholar Abdulkhaleq Abdullah.

“Trump is transactional so $20 billion would resonate well with him,” Abdullah said.

“This would benefit a lot of U.S. and Israeli companies.”

Discussions over the extent of the region’s financial contribution are still ongoing, Egyptian sources told Reuters.

Reconstruction is scheduled to occur over a period of three years, according to sources.

Senator Richard Blumenthal told reporters in Tel Aviv during a visit to Israel on Monday, “My conversations with Arab leaders, most recently King Abdullah, have convinced me they have a really realistic appraisal of what their role should be.”

Gideon Saar, the Israeli foreign minister, stated that Tel Aviv was awaiting the proposal’s finalization but cautioned that any plan that allowed Hamas to maintain its presence in Gaza was unacceptable.
“When we hear it we will know how to address it,” he added.