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A newly revealed Trump administration blueprint for postwar Gaza reads less like a reconstruction plan and more like a real estate pitch. The 38-page classified document, obtained by the Washington Post, outlines a decade-long U.S.-administered regime that would relocate residents and transform the devastated enclave into a hub of tourism, technology and industry.
The proposal, titled the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust, or GREAT Trust, sketches out a future filled with airports, highways, artificial islands modeled after Dubai, and even a luxury “Trump Riviera.”
Relocation at the core
The most explosive element is the relocation of Gaza’s more than two million residents. The plan describes this as “temporary or permanent, voluntary.” Palestinians could either move abroad or settle in “safe zones” within Gaza during reconstruction.
Those who choose to leave would get $5,000 in cash, four years of subsidized rent, and a year’s worth of food. Landowners would receive digital “tokens,” redeemable for housing in futuristic “smart cities” or for a new life elsewhere.
International law experts say even financial incentives cannot disguise what amounts to forced displacement. “Even if people are offered money to leave, relocation under these conditions is illegal,” said Professor Adil Haq of Rutgers University.
Bold vision, hefty price tag
The plan estimates that an investment of $100 billion could generate nearly four times that amount within a decade. Proposed projects include desalination plants in Egypt’s Sinai, an “Abrahamic Corridor” railway and energy network, data centers branded as “American Data Safe Haven,” and logistics hubs linking Gaza to Israel, Egypt and the Gulf.
Funding, the text insists, would not require U.S. government money but would rely on private and public investments.
10 key points of the GREAT Trust Gaza Plan
- Funding: $70–100 billion from public investments, $35–65 billion from private investors.
- Relocation: Up to 25% of Gaza residents may leave voluntarily for $5,000, four years of rent, and one year of food.
- Temporary housing: Remaining residents would stay in controlled zones until “smart cities” are built.
- Infrastructure rebuilding: Removal of rubble, UXO clearance, and reconstruction of networks.
- Transport hubs: Abraham Gateway logistics hub linking Gaza to Israel, Egypt, and Gulf states.
- Highways: “MBS Ring” ring road and “MBZ Highway” central avenue to connect key areas.
- Rail and energy: Abrahamic Corridor for rail and energy distribution.
- Ports and airports: New facilities in southern Gaza, including Gaza–Al Arish–Dahaniya corridor.
- Smart industry and tech: Electric vehicle manufacturing, advanced industry zones, and data centers labeled “American Data Safe Haven.”
- Tourism and urban development: Luxury resorts, artificial islands, and 6–8 AI-powered smart cities, including the proposed “Trump Riviera.”
Trump’s stamp
While the White House has not adopted the proposal, many of its elements echo Donald Trump’s repeated claim that the U.S. would “take Gaza” and turn it into the “Riviera of the Middle East.”
Meetings on the concept reportedly involved Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the plan “bold,” though he has offered little detail beyond demilitarization and hostage return.
Regional divide
The proposal contrasts sharply with ideas from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, which favor a technocratic government in Gaza supported by the Palestinian Authority and Gulf funding. Their approach rejects any relocation of Palestinians.
Within Israel, hard-right ministers have floated permanent occupation and settlement instead.
Pushback from Palestinians
For Gaza residents still living in the rubble, the idea of leaving their homeland is unthinkable. “I refuse to be expelled from my homeland,” said Abu Mohammed, 55, from Khan Younis, whose home was half-destroyed in the fighting.
*Source: Washington Post
