US EYES PLAN TO RECONSTRUCT ISRAELI-CONTROLLED GAZA ONLY: REPORT

Thu 23 October 2025:

The United States is mulling over a proposal to leave Gaza’s territory divided while rebuilding Israel-control areas only and figuring out how to disarm Hamas, a news report says.

“The US and Israel are considering a plan that would divide Gaza into separate zones controlled by Israel and Hamas, with reconstruction only taking place on the Israeli side as a stopgap until the militant group can be disarmed and removed from power,” the Wall Street Journal reported.

An unnamed US official told the newspaper, “It is a preliminary idea and updates would be given in the coming days.” President Trump’s son-in-law adviser Jared Kushner is the plan’s main proponent, it said.

Arab mediators involved in the Gaza ceasefire “are alarmed” by the proposal, “arguing it could lead to a zone of permanent Israeli control inside the enclave”, and Arab-Muslim nations are “unlikely to commit troops” if it comes to fruition, the news report said.

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UNRWA says millions of tonnes of debris litter Gaza Strip

On X, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees says that 61 million tonnes of rubble, the result of two years of unrestricted Israeli attacks, are now piled up in Gaza.

The agency said its teams on the ground are working to help families maintain the basics of life after their neighbourhoods were wiped out.

UNRWA was banned from operating inside Palestinian territory by the Israeli government, which accused its employees of “terrorism” and Hamas membership.

Yesterday, the International Court of Justice found, among other things, that the Israeli government did not provide enough evidence to substantiate these claims.

While discussions over Gaza’s future continue, Israel’s parliament has moved to create facts on the ground in the occupied West Bank.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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