Arab leaders have adopted Egypt's $53 billion reconstruction plan for Gaza that would avoid displacing Palestinians from the enclave, in contrast to US President Donald Trump's vision of displacing Palestinians and creating a "Middle East Riviera" on the peninsula.
The White House said the plan adopted by Arab countries did not address the realities of Gaza and Trump stood by his proposal.
Trump's plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians in the US takeover of the enclave drew global condemnation last month and echoed the concerns of Palestinians who have long been permanently displaced from their homes.
Egyptian President AbdelFattah Elsisi - عبد الفتاح السيسي said the Egyptian proposal, which was welcomed in a subsequent statement by Hamas and criticized by Israel and the US, had been accepted at the close of the summit in Cairo.
Al-Sisi said at the summit that he was confident Trump would be able to achieve peace because the Gaza Strip had been devastated by Israeli military attacks.
Author: Saikat Bhattacharya
