CAIRO: United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he supported an Arab-led initiative to mobilise support for reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
Egypt presented a plan for reconstruction of the Palestinian enclave on Tuesday at an Arab League summit in Cairo. The plan, seen by Reuters, aims to counter US President Donald Trump’s proposal to build a Middle East “Riviera” in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking at the Cairo summit, Guterres also called for the resumption “without delay” of negotiations on continuing a ceasefire in Gaza, and he expressed concern over an escalation of violence in the West Bank.
Hamas urges Arab summit to ‘thwart’ Gaza displacement plan
Hamas urged Tuesday’s Arab League summit in Cairo to “thwart” the relocation of Palestinians from Gaza as regional leaders meet to counter US President Donald Trump´s widely condemned proposal.
“We look forward to an effective Arab role that ends the humanitarian tragedy created by the occupation in the Gaza Strip… and thwarts the (Israeli) occupation’s plans to displace (Palestinians),” a statement by the resistance group said.
Hamas leader says disarming ‘a red line’ amid Gaza truce impasse
Hamas leader Sami Abu Zuhri said that disarming is a red line for his movement and other Palestinian groups in negotiations to extend the fragile Gaza ceasefire.
“Any talk about the resistance’s weapons is nonsense. The resistance’s weapons are a red line for Hamas and all resistance factions,” Abu Zuhri said shortly after Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar demanded the “full demilitarisation” of Gaza to proceed to the second stage of the January truce.
