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- Paying for the 'day after': Who will fund Gaza’s reconstruction?
- IDF Controls Over 80% of Gaza Strip, 90% of Infrastructure Destroyed.
- Rebuilding Gaza will take 'decades', cost $70B, experts say.
- Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip.
American expert - US debt crisis will drag Europe down
- America's time is up.
- Oligarchs, psychopaths, troublemakers, pedophiles, Union Busters, warmongers, oil looters and gangsters as the ruling political elite.
- America's growing debt is the result of simple math - each year, there is a mismatch between spending and revenues.
- Today, deficits are caused mainly by predictable structural factors: our aging baby-boom generation, rising healthcare costs, higher interest rates, and a tax system that does not bring in enough money to pay for what the government has promised its citizens.
- EVERY DAY, WE SPEND OVER $2.6 BILLION ON INTEREST.
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- America's time is up.
- Oligarchs, psychopaths, troublemakers, pedophiles, Union Busters, warmongers, oil looters and gangsters as the ruling political elite.
- America's growing debt is the result of simple math - each year, there is a mismatch between spending and revenues.
- Today, deficits are caused mainly by predictable structural factors: our aging baby-boom generation, rising healthcare costs, higher interest rates, and a tax system that does not bring in enough money to pay for what the government has promised its citizens.
- EVERY DAY, WE SPEND OVER $2.6 BILLION ON INTEREST.
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Palestinian Authority demands Israel cover Gaza reconstruction costs
Israel must assume responsibility for Gaza Strip’s reconstruction, says prime minister
RAMALLAH, Palestine
The Palestinian Authority urged Israel on Tuesday to bear the financial burden of rebuilding the Gaza Strip and to demonstrate a greater commitment to maintaining the two-state solution.
"Israel must be held accountable for the devastation and casualties in the Gaza Strip and assume the responsibility for its reconstruction,'' Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said during a meeting with Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuji Kiyoto in Ramallah.
Shtayyeh’s government will serve as a caretaker administration until a new government can be formed after he resigned on Monday.
Shtayyeh also condemned Israel's actions, saying that it ''perpetrates severe atrocities against the Palestinian people, fosters apartheid and behaves as if it is immune to legal consequences.''
He stressed that "the priority is to halt the aggression against our people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and to open more crossings with the Gaza Strip to allow urgent humanitarian and medical aid."
Shtayyeh also advocated for "further efforts to preserve the two-state solution and implement it on the ground, achieving this by ending the occupation and recognizing the state of Palestine within the 1967 borders with its capital in Jerusalem.''
Israel launched a deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip following an Oct. 7 attack by the Palestinian group Hamas, killing nearly 30,000 people and causing mass destruction and shortages of necessities, while nearly 1,200 Israelis are believed to have been killed.
The Israeli war has pushed 85% of Gaza’s population into internal displacement amid acute shortages of food, clean water and medicine, while 60% of the enclave's infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed, according to the UN.
Israel stands accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice. An interim ruling in January ordered Tel Aviv to stop genocidal acts and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.
*Writing by Mohammad Sio
SOURCE:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestinian-authority-demands-israel-cover-gaza-reconstruction-costs/3149533#
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Jerusalem Post/Opinion
Paying for the 'day after': Who will fund Gaza’s reconstruction? - opinion
The donors likely to finance Egypt’s plan include a mix of international and regional actors.

A general view shows destruction in North Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 27, 2025.
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
ByNEVILLE TELLER On March 4, Egypt presented a detailed and expensive plan for the reconstruction, development, and administration of post-war Gaza to a meeting of the Arab League. It was approved unanimously and is now Arab League policy. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who was present at the meeting, “strongly endorsed” the Egyptian plan and pledged the UN’s full cooperation in implementing it.
The president of the African Union, Joao Lourenco, also attended the Cairo summit and gave the plan his explicit support, with a commitment to help realize it.
Since then, it has been endorsed by the EU. Statements from the EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, and the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, confirm that the EU sees the plan as a serious basis for discussions on Gaza’s future. They have offered “concrete support” from all 27 member countries. In addition, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK have all separately backed it.
The Egyptian initiative addresses both immediate humanitarian needs and the long-term governance and reconstruction of Gaza. It envisages a three-phase process: first, immediate humanitarian action; then a multi-year reconstruction effort; and finally establishing a new governance structure for Gaza.
The first phase is planned to be completed in about six months; the rebuilding and governance reforms are estimated to last about a further four to five years.
THE SUN sets over Gaza, as seen from Israel. (credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)
The plan explicitly excludes Hamas from any involvement in the future governance of Gaza. It also bars the Palestinian Authority from direct administrative control, but it does envisage an umbrella-type council composed of Palestinian technocrats, operating under the auspices of the PA but supported by an international Governance Assistance Mission. In addition, to maintain security during the transition, it proposes the establishment of an International Stabilization Force to be led by Arab states.
(photo credit: REUTERS/AMIR COHEN)
On March 4, Egypt presented a detailed and expensive plan for the reconstruction, development, and administration of post-war Gaza to a meeting of the Arab League. It was approved unanimously and is now Arab League policy. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who was present at the meeting, “strongly endorsed” the Egyptian plan and pledged the UN’s full cooperation in implementing it.
The president of the African Union, Joao Lourenco, also attended the Cairo summit and gave the plan his explicit support, with a commitment to help realize it.
Since then, it has been endorsed by the EU. Statements from the EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, and the president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, confirm that the EU sees the plan as a serious basis for discussions on Gaza’s future. They have offered “concrete support” from all 27 member countries. In addition, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK have all separately backed it.
The Egyptian initiative addresses both immediate humanitarian needs and the long-term governance and reconstruction of Gaza. It envisages a three-phase process: first, immediate humanitarian action; then a multi-year reconstruction effort; and finally establishing a new governance structure for Gaza.
The first phase is planned to be completed in about six months; the rebuilding and governance reforms are estimated to last about a further four to five years.
The plan explicitly excludes Hamas from any involvement in the future governance of Gaza. It also bars the Palestinian Authority from direct administrative control, but it does envisage an umbrella-type council composed of Palestinian technocrats, operating under the auspices of the PA but supported by an international Governance Assistance Mission. In addition, to maintain security during the transition, it proposes the establishment of an International Stabilization Force to be led by Arab states.
Cost of rebuilding Gaza is astronomic
It is obvious that the cost of rebuilding Gaza’s towns and cities and their infrastructure will be astronomic. Egypt’s three-phase plan puts it at $53 billion, to be expended over the five years. For the first six months of humanitarian relief, the reconstruction program is priced at $3 billion. Phase two, which would involve rebuilding infrastructure such as roads and utilities, and constructing 200,000 permanent housing units, would cost some £20 billion.
The final phase, lasting two-and-a-half years and costing $30 billion, aims to complete infrastructure, build another 200,000 housing units, and develop industrial zones, ports, and an airport.
To finance this $53 billion plan, Egypt proposes establishing an internationally supervised trust fund to receive, channel, and manage financial support from a wide range of international donors. It specifically calls for the involvement of the World Bank: “A World Bank-overseen trust fund will be established to receive pledges to implement the early recovery and reconstruction plan.”
The plan proposes that Egypt will host an international conference, in cooperation with the UN, to coordinate donor contributions, with the World Bank providing oversight to ensure transparency and effective fund management. The World Bank has a long-standing presence in Gaza and the West Bank, where it has been managing similar trust funds and coordinating with international donors for development and reconstruction projects.
The task of reconstructing Gaza is enormous, and $53 billion is a great deal of money. The donors likely to finance Egypt’s plan include a mix of international and regional actors. Oil-rich nations such as Saudi Arabia and Gulf states like the United Arab Emirates have deep pockets and a history of regional spending, including in Gaza.
With an interest in curbing Iranian influence and stabilizing the region, they are expected to be key contributors, potentially expected to provide at least $20 billion initially. A number have indicated that their one proviso is that Hamas, with its links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran, is to have no role in Gaza’s redevelopment and future governance.
The Egyptian plan envisions mobilizing diverse sources of international aid and investment, so organizations like the UN and global financial institutions, including the World Bank and the EU, are expected to offer financial support. Development agencies, investment funds, and development banks from various countries will also be targeted.
Egypt is a strategic ally of the US, already supported to the tune of over $1 billion annually, so it is not impossible to envisage the US assisting in the reconstruction program. Washington is interested in regional stability, counterterrorism, and preventing refugee spillover into other regions.
Support could be either by way of specialist construction and infrastructure suppliers contracted by the administration, or by direct financial donation provided under the guise of humanitarian aid – a sort of post-conflict Marshall Plan-style initiative.
China has close ties with Egypt
Another possible major donor is China. China and Egypt are already tied closely since Chinese firms are involved in building Egypt’s new administrative capital and in developing a major industrial zone in the Suez Canal region. China may respond favorably to a request from Egypt to help realize its Gaza reconstruction plan, perhaps regarding it as an opportunity to strengthen its strategic position in the Middle East.
China is already investing heavily in the region through its Belt and Road initiative, as well as with strategic investments, trade partnerships, infrastructure development, and diplomatic engagement. Enjoying a relatively neutral position in the Israel-Palestine conflict, China is in a formal strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia and has close ties with the UAE, which is a key re-export hub for Chinese goods to the region and Africa.
Chinese firms are also involved in post-war infrastructure rebuilding in Iraq, and China is heavily invested in infrastructure and renewable energy projects in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon.
Meanwhile, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry is actively preparing a major donor conference aimed at securing the required financial commitments. Egypt’s plan explicitly calls for broad-based international attendance, including Arab states, the EU, China, the US, and other global actors.
Eyebrows may be raised at the idea of the US and China sitting down together to discuss the financing of Gaza reconstruction, but in fact they have both taken part in similar multilateral donor processes in the past, even when their broader relations were tense. Examples are the 2019 Global Fund’s conference, and the International Donors’ conference “Together for the People in Turkey and Syria” in 2023. The urgency of Gaza’s humanitarian crisis and the need for broad international legitimacy make their participation likely.
Both would expect to benefit from contracts worth millions of dollars to construct or reconstruct elements of a restored Gaza. But even so, the program’s directors may need to look further afield to find specialist firms to undertake elements of the extensive building and infrastructure operations required. When the tenders go out for these lucrative contracts, competition will be fierce.
As for the donor conference, it has waited for an end to hostilities in the region. Given the current political climate, it might soon be convened.
The writer is the Middle East correspondent for Eurasia Review. His latest book is Trump and the Holy Land: 2016-2020. Follow him at: www.a-mid-east-journal.blogspot.com.
SOURCE: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-860132
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China is already investing heavily in the region through its Belt and Road initiative, as well as with strategic investments, trade partnerships, infrastructure development, and diplomatic engagement. Enjoying a relatively neutral position in the Israel-Palestine conflict, China is in a formal strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia and has close ties with the UAE, which is a key re-export hub for Chinese goods to the region and Africa.
Meanwhile, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry is actively preparing a major donor conference aimed at securing the required financial commitments. Egypt’s plan explicitly calls for broad-based international attendance, including Arab states, the EU, China, the US, and other global actors.
IDF Controls Over 80% of Gaza Strip, 90% of Infrastructure Destroyed
datePublished >2025-09-06, T23:26IDF Controls Over 80% of Gaza Strip, 90% of Infrastructure Destroyed
On October 7, 2023, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. After that, Hamas militants penetrated border areas, opening fire on the military and civilians, and took more than 200 hostages. According to the authorities, about 1,200 people were killed on the Israeli side. In response, the IDF launched Operation Iron Swords, which included strikes on civilian targets, and announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip.
SOURCE:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250907002210/https://sputnikglobe.com/20250906/idf-controls-over-80-of-gaza-strip-90-of-infrastructure-destroyed-1122740975.html
Rebuilding Gaza will take 'decades', cost $70B, experts say
With a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in effect, many questions about the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip remain. It may take decades, not years, to rebuild Gaza due to the massive destruction, an expert from the Brookings Institute told ABC News.Under the ceasefire agreement, the Gaza Strip is set to be redeveloped for the Palestinian people
Jaco Cilliers, an official from United Nations Development Programme, said at a press conference on Tuesday that it had already cleared some 81,000 tons of rubble from the Gaza Strip and was continuing to do so.However, it is unclear when reconstruction will begin and who will finance the effort, the
Brookings Institute expert, Hady Amr, told ABC News.Amr, the former U.S. representative for Palestinian affairs from 2022 until 2025, said:About 83% of all buildings in Gaza City alone were damaged as of Sept. 23, according to the United Nations Satellite Center. About 40% of those buildings were destroyed. Schools, hospitals, as well as water and electricity infrastructure have all been devastated during the two-year war from Israel's extensive military campaign on the Gaza Strip.
Israel has faced heavy criticism and condemnation over its military action in Gaza from humanitarian rights groups and aid groups.
In September, the International Association of Genocide Scholars -- the world's largest group of academic scholars studying the topic -- passed a resolution saying Israel's "policies and actions" in Gaza "meet the legal definition of genocide," established by the U.N. in 1948.Israel has denied that it is committing a genocide in Gaza and denied claims that it has targeted civilian infrastructure. As part of the ceasefire agreement, Israel has agreed to allow into Gaza higher volumes of much needed aid.
RecoverySignificant amounts of equipment and supplies will be needed to begin recovery.
Mona Yacoubian, the director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the bipartisan, nonprofit think tank
Center for Strategic and International Studies, told ABC News:
Before reconstruction can begin, there need to be areas that are safe and cleared of unexploded ordnance, Yacoubian said. Amr echoed this point, noting that removing unexploded ordnance and removing rubble will both be a "massive issue" that could take years.
There needs to be a restoration of services like running water and electricity in the meantime, according to Yacoubian.
The ceasefire agreement ensures humanitarian aid can resume entry into Gaza immediately at a larger scale.
The UN and other international aid organizations have reported they are able to move more freely around Gaza in areas where the IDF has withdrawn, but additional border crossing points have yet to open.
Challenges ahead
Many challenges lie ahead, starting with whether this is really the end of the conflict, according to Amr.Who will pay?
It will take about $70 billion to rebuild Gaza, according to an operational damage and needs assessment conducted jointly by the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank.
European and Arab nations, Canada and the U.S. appear willing to contribute to the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, the UN official said on Tuesday.
"We've heard very positive news from a number of our partners, including European partners... Canada" regarding their willingness to help, the official, Cillers, told a press conference, adding that there were also discussions with the U.S.
Oil-rich Arab Gulf states will likely be willing to pay for the reconstruction of Gaza, according to Amr and Yacoubian. Egypt could also provide a "logistical base," he noted.
"United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, I think, are all poised to potentially fund this. Turkey, I think has a great interest in doing it, but their relations with Israel are at a low point," Amr said.
However, Yacoubian expressed her belief that more progress towards Palestinian statehood needs to be achieved before countries will commit:
SOURCE:
https://www.sott.net/article/502466-Rebuilding-Gaza-will-take-decades-cost-70B-experts-say
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Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
Israel dismantled its settlements in Gaza in its unilateral withdrawal from the area in 2005, after 38 years of settlers living in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that "Israel has no intention of permanently occupying Gaza or displacing its civilian population" and that "Israel is fighting Hamas terrorists, not the Palestinian population, and we are doing so in full compliance with international law".[1][2] In the context of the Gaza war, some Israelis have proposed expulsion of or creating conditions leading to the exodus of Palestinians from the area and a new wave of resettlement of the Gaza Strip.[3][4]
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SOURCE:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_Israeli_resettlement_of_the_Gaza_Strip
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Comment: Who destroyed Gaza should pay. $70B might clear the rubble.