Arab Summit adopts Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan as ‘unified’ initiative
Leaders and country representatives gather for family photo on the sidelines of the emergency Arab summit in Cairo, Egypt on March 04, 2025. (AA Photo)
An emergency Arab summit in Cairo on Tuesday adopted Egypt’s Gaza reconstruction plan. The summit’s final statement endorsed “the plan submitted by the Arab Republic of Egypt—in full coordination with the State of Palestine and Arab countries, and based on studies conducted by the World Bank and the U.N. Development Fund—regarding early recovery and the reconstruction of Gaza as a comprehensive Arab plan.”
It affirmed the rejection of the displacement of Palestinians from their land “under any pretext or circumstances.”
The Arab Summit highlighted that it assigned an Arab legal committee to study the classification of Palestinian displacement as part of the crime of genocide.
Urgent 2nd, 3rd phases of Gaza cease-fire
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 cease-fire agreement, international law, and international humanitarian law.”
Additionally, it expressed rejection of Israel’s use of a siege and starvation of civilians as a “means to achieve political objectives.”
Meanwhile, the final statement also stressed urgent priority of implementing 2nd, 3rd phases of Gaza cease-fire deal.
