Hamas welcomes Gaza reconstruction plan adopted at Arab summit in Cairo
The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has welcomed Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan adopted at an emergency Arab summit in Cairo, which aims to avoid displacing Palestinians from the devastated coastal sliver.
Hamas said in a statement that the Cairo summit marked a significant step toward Arab and Islamic alignment with the Palestinian cause, especially amid continued Israeli attacks and displacement efforts in Gaza, the West Bank and al-Quds.
The group praised Arab leaders for rejecting attempts to displace Palestinians or undermine their national cause, calling it a historic message that a second Nakba, or Catastrophe, will not be allowed.
It welcomed a call to boycott Israel commercially and politically, describing it as a “highly effective strategic move to isolate Israel and pressure it into complying with international law.”
Hamas urged all measures to ensure the reconstruction plan’s success.
The Gaza-based resistance movement also commended Egypt’s efforts to prepare an international reconstruction conference and endorsed formation of a community support committee to oversee aid, reconstruction and Gaza’s governance as part of a Palestinian state.
Hamas emphasized the need to implement the reconstruction plan, ensure the urgent delivery of aid, and work to solidify the ceasefire and make sure that its terms are followed as agreed.
Arab leaders approved on Tuesday an Egyptian reconstruction plan for Gaza, which affirmed rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from their land “under any pretext or circumstances.”
The summit highlighted that it assigned an Arab legal committee to study the classification of Palestinian displacement as part of the crime of genocide.
It condemned a recent decision by Israel to halt the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and to close crossings used for relief efforts, affirming that those measures constitute “a violation of the ceasefire agreement, international law, and international humanitarian law.”
Following the summit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told a press conference that Cairo will begin to promote its reconstruction plan internationally.
He detailed that the plan includes the establishment of a seaport and an airport in the Gaza Strip and the recycling of the rubble left by the destruction in Gaza.
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