The Trump administration laid out its ambitious plan for Gaza reconstruction through the newly created “Board of Peace” on Thursday, but the long-term goals unveiled still depend on the successful demilitarization of Hamas.
Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and one of the lead U.S. negotiators in this venture, said during the signing ceremony at the World Economic Forum on Thursday in Davos, Switzerland, that the enclave cannot be rebuilt without Hamas agreeing to demilitarize and that failure to do so could be “what holds back Gaza, and the people of Gaza from achieving their aspirations.”
The president himself made a similar remark, saying Hamas terrorists “were born with rifles in their hands, but they have to give up their weapons, and if they don’t do that,
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