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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Julian Borger Senior international correspondent

Trump’s Gaza plan is a rebuff to Israeli extremists, but will soon be put to test

US plan for the reconstruction of Gaza is shown on a screen at Davos
US plan for the reconstruction of Gaza is shown on a screen at Davos. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Amid the hullabaloo and self-congratulation of Donald Trump’s “board of peace” launch in Davos, his administration laid out specific plans for the short- and long-term future of Gaza, aimed at a lasting peace.

The blueprint set out on Thursday was extremely ambitious. It envisages a unified Palestinian-run Gaza, which represents a rebuff to the aims of Israeli extremists, including some in the governing coalition, who have sought the deportation of Gaza’s population and the building of Israeli settlements in its place.

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