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An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows a tent camp for displaced Palestinians amidst the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, February 17, 2025
EGYPT is developing plans to rebuild Gaza, without displacing Palestinians, to counter US President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate and take over the territory, local reports revealed today.
Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram newspaper said the proposal involves establishing “secure areas” within Gaza where Palestinians can live while Egyptian and international firms remove rubble and rehabilitate infrastructure.
Egyptian officials have discussed the plan with European diplomats and Gulf states, according to Egyptian officials and Arab and Western diplomats who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The proscription of Palestine Action is illegitimate and unethical, say 300 Jewish people, including Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC, Mike Leigh, Michael Rosen and Gillian Slovo, in letter to Starmer
