Madrid, MINA – Spain has backed an Arab plan to rebuild Gaza without displacing Palestinians, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reported.
The plan “lays out a path to stabilize the situation in Gaza and advance towards implementing a two-state solution, the only possible way to guarantee peace and stability in the region,” the ministry said in a statement.
An emergency Arab summit in Cairo on Tuesday adopted Egypt’s $53 billion plan to rebuild the Gaza Strip, which was virtually destroyed by relentless Israeli bombardment from October 2023 until a ceasefire in January. The military campaign has also killed more than 48,000 people.
The plan offers an alternative to U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of displacing all Gazans to turn Gaza into a “Middle Eastern Riviera.”
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Trump’s plan has been rejected by the Arab world and many other countries, who say it amounts to ethnic cleansing.
“The Spanish government supports the Arab League’s push for peace and stability and welcomes the recognition of the Palestinian role in rebuilding Gaza,” the Spanish statement said. “Palestinians must be able to live in peace on their own land.”
The Arab proposal has been rejected by the U.S. and Israel but has been welcomed by several other countries including Turkey. []
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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