After meeting with Netanyahu, President Trump reportedly planning to unveil his plan for the post-war administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and is mulling the deployment of a Palestinian police force.
By World Israel News Staff
President Donald Trump is planning to unveil his plans for the post-war administration and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip in roughly two weeks, multiple diplomatic sources claim, after the president met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to iron out issues regarding the partial implementation of the second phase of the Gaza plan.
Since the beginning of the Gaza ceasefire in October, the White House has sought to reach a consensus on a path towards the implementation of the second phase of the administration’s peace plan, which would include the disarming of Hamas, deployment of an international peacekeeping force, and work on the reconstruction of Gaza.
However, Hamas’ ongoing refusal to hand over its weapons, coupled with the group’s repeated violations of the ceasefire and failure to return the body of the last remaining hostage have hamstrung efforts to broker an agreement between Israel and Hamas on phase two of the deal.
In recent weeks, Trump administration officials have mulled alternative ways to move forward with the reconstruction of Gaza in the event Hamas continues to flout the agreement mandating that it demilitarize.
On Wednesday, Israel Hayom published a report citing diplomatic sources who said that following Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu in Mar-a-Lago on Monday, the administration is finalizing its new, alternative plan for the “day after” in Gaza.
According to the report, Trump will unveil the plan on January 15th, announcing the establishment of a reconstruction oversight council which will be tasked with coordinating efforts to clear rubble from parts of the war-torn coastal enclave, build new civilian infrastructure, and construct housing units.
In addition, the plan may include the deployment of the international stabilization force to Gaza, though the makeup of the proposed force has yet to be determined, with many potential contributor nations wary of deploying soldiers to Gaza.
One source said that the plan may include the use of Palestinian police officers as an alternative to the ISF, noting that a number of Palestinian Authority security personnel have been training in Egypt for this purpose.
Israel has thus far objected to any Palestinian Authority involvement in Gaza.
During his talks with Trump, Netanyahu conditioned any cooperation with the PA vis-à-vis Gaza on Ramallah undertaking major reforms, including halting all payments to jailed terrorists and the families of slain terrorists.
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