Hamas replaced by international coalition in Egypt’s plan for Gaza

Egyptian “day after” plan for Gaza missing critical details, such as how Hamas will be ousted from power.

By World Israel News Staff

The Hamas terror group will no longer govern the Gaza Strip, which will instead by run by an international coalition of Arab, Muslim, and Western countries, according to an Egyptian plan for the coastal enclave set to be unveiled on Tuesday.

Egypt, which has staunchly refused President Donald Trump’s request for the country to accept Gazan refugees, said it has drafted an alternative plan for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Strip.

According to a Reuters report, the plan is missing numerous critical details that are necessary for its implementation.

The plan does not specify how Hamas will be persuaded to step down, nor does it specify how the Strip will be governed without the terror group in control.

“There will be no major international funding for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Gaza if Hamas remains the dominant and armed political element on the ground controlling local governance,” an introduction to the plan reads.

The document also does not state who should pay for the reconstruction efforts in Gaza.

The Arab League is expected to hold a special summit focused on the future of Gaza, with the meeting to be held in Egypt later on Tuesday.

The summit was called after Trump said that the U.S. would encourage the emigration of Gazans from the territory, which would then come under American control during the rebuilding process.

In a statement to Reuters, a senior Hamas official said that the terror group was not in contact with Egypt regarding the proposal.

“The day after in Gaza must only be decided by the Palestinians,” Sami Abu Zurhi said. “Hamas rejects any attempt to impose projects or any form of non-Palestinian administration, or the presence of any foreign forces on the land of the Gaza Strip.”

An anonymous Palestinian Authority official told Reuters that “we agreed with the Egyptians on a committee made of Palestinian experts that will help the Palestinian Authority in running the Gaza Strip for six months. The committee is made of Palestinian experts and coordinates with the PA, and doesn’t answer to non-Palestinian bodies.”