Emergency Arab League Summit in Egypt to Protect Palestinian Rights, Strong Stance Against Israel

Emergency Arab League Summit in Egypt to Protect Palestinian Rights, Strong Stance Against Israel

Dubai, March 4: An emergency Arab League summit, organized by Egypt, will be held today, Tuesday, in Cairo.

The summit will discuss plans to take control of Gaza and resettle Palestinians, as well as the stance of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu on ending the ceasefire and resuming attacks on Gaza.

Egypt has not yet released full details of its plan, but former Egyptian diplomat Mohamed Hegazy has outlined a plan in three technical phases over three to five years.

The first phase, lasting six months, will focus on early recovery and debris removal. The second phase will involve an international conference to discuss detailed reconstruction plans and infrastructure restoration.

In the final phase, housing and services will be provided in Gaza, and a political process will be established to work toward the creation of an independent Palestine, alongside Israel, through a two-state solution.

Under Egypt's plan, a Governance Assistance Mission will replace the Hamas-led government in Gaza for an unspecified interim period, responsible for providing humanitarian aid and starting the reconstruction process.

Egypt and Jordan will prepare to train Palestinian police personnel for deployment in Gaza.

The plan also demands that Israel stop all settlement activities, land annexation, and the demolition of Palestinian homes.

Experts have expressed concerns over the financing of the plan, with the UN estimating that the cost of Gaza's reconstruction could exceed $50 billion.

This summit will propose a plan in response to US President Trump's statement last month, in which he proposed taking control of Gaza and resettling Palestinians in Egypt and Jordan.

Tensions have heightened as Israel blocked all humanitarian aid to Gaza on March 1, citing Hamas's refusal to extend the ceasefire, which was meant to begin its second phase.