A postwar plan for Gaza formulated by the Trump administration has circulated in recent days, which would turn the Gaza Strip into a "trusteeship" administered by the US for ten years, The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing the 38-page document viewed by the newspaper.
The plan, which is called the "Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust" (GREAT) was developed by some Israelis who were involved in creating the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). The report also added that financial planning was conducted by a team from the Boston Consulting Group.
The administration's plan would see Gaza transformed into a tourism resort and a high-tech manufacturing and technology hub.
According to the Washington Post, Gazans would be temporarily relocated, either through voluntary departures to another country or into restricted, secured zones within Gaza during reconstruction.
The report added that Gazans who own land would be offered a digital token by the trust in exchange for rights to develop their property, while also being given the option to use it to finance a new life elsewhere or be redeemed for an apartment.
Each Gazan who chooses to leave would be provided $5,000 cash payment and subsidies to cover four years of rent and a year of food.
'Riviera of the Middle East'
Two sources familiar with the planning told the Washington Post that major elements of the plan were designed to bring to life Trump's vision of a "Riviera of the Middle East."
"It is a very comprehensive plan we are putting together on the next day (in Gaza)," US envoy Steve Witkoff told Fox News' "Special Reporting with Bret Baier" prior to a policy meeting regarding Gaza that was held last week. "Many people are going to see how robust it is and how well-meaning it is, and how it reflects President Trump's humanitarian motives here."
Trump had previously proposed a complete US takeover of Gaza alongside the permanent displacement of Palestinians from the coastal territory. However, following global outcry and the plan being deemed "ethnic cleansing" by the UN and other experts, the original framework of the idea was abandoned.
Former Trump Middle East envoy Jared Kushner has also voiced his own version of a postwar Gaza plan in the past, which included bulldozing areas in the Negev to relocate Palestinians, while turning Gaza itself into beachfront properties.
Reuters contributed to this report.