{"id":5968,"date":"2026-01-18T07:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/?p=5968"},"modified":"2026-01-18T07:25:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T07:25:52","slug":"5968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asadmirza.in\/?p=5968","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"5968\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path 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sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoopnews.in\/m\/newsdet.aspx?q=142188\n\">https:\/\/www.scoopnews.in\/m\/newsdet.aspx?q=142188<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kipnews.in\/newsdet.aspx?q=44307\n\">https:\/\/www.kipnews.in\/newsdet.aspx?q=44307<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/clarionindia.net\/project-sunrise-charity-or-business\/\">https:\/\/clarionindia.net\/project-sunrise-charity-or-business\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The proverbial \u2018cat\u2019 is indeed \u2018out of the bag\u2019, after a hiatus of more than two years, following the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023. The details of the alleged \u2018Project Sunrise\u2019 was shared by the Wall Street Journal, over the weekend. The proposal is to rebuild the war-torn Gaza into a high-tech, luxurious coastal destination over the next two decades and it has been pitched to possible donor and investor countries.<br>Apparently, the project, costing $112 billion over the first 10 years, was developed by a team led by US President Donald Trump\u2019s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff over the past 45 days, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials.<br>Initially, the US would commit to \u201canchor\u201d the programme by providing $60 billion, while envisioning Gaza being able to self-fund parts of the proposal as it gets underway, according to the report.<br>The PowerPoint slides running to 32 pages, have been labelled \u201csensitive but unclassified\u201d and detailing a four-stage vision to clear the rubble, rebuild the Gaza Strip, and take Gazans out of poverty, and has been shown to wealthy Gulf countries, Turkey, and Egypt, the WSJ reported.<br>Meanwhile, the US State Department&#8217;s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs on Sunday (21 December) came down heavily on news reports claiming that the US would pay for more than half of the Trump administration&#8217;s $112 billion plan to rebuild war-torn Gaza.<br>&#8220;This is fake news. Nowhere in the plan does it say the US will pay $60 billion,&#8221; the State Department&#8217;s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs posted on X, rubbishing the report.<br>Apparently, earlier this year, Trump floated an idea for the US to take over and rebuild the Gaza Strip to create \u201cthe Riviera of the Middle East,\u201d while Palestinian residents were permanently relocated. His announcement in February was rebuked by several countries but was welcomed by Israel\u2019s government. Trump has since walked back the provision for Gazans to be permanently removed.<br>The plan involves clearing the rubble, unexploded bombs, and Hamas tunnels while temporary shelter and medical centres are to be established for Gazans \u2014 though the report does not specify exactly where they would live during this reconstruction, according to the WSJ.<br>Then, the construction of permanent residences, public facilities and infrastructure would begin, the report says. After essential work is completed, the construction of luxury penthouse residences, as part of the \u201cglitzy riviera,\u201d as well as high-tech rail transport, would begin, according to the report.<br>One of the slides seen by the Journal is titled \u2018New Rafah\u2019, with the plan envisioning the city as a \u2018seat of governance\u2019 for the Gaza Strip. \u201cThey would live in a city with more than 100,000 housing units, 200 or more schools, and more than 75 medical facilities and 180 mosques and cultural centres,\u201d the WSJ reported.<br>Apparently, the reported plan requires, in bold and in red, that Hamas \u201cdemilitarise and decommission all weapons and tunnels,\u201d a demand that Hamas has so far rejected.<br>Both Israel and the US have insisted that Hamas must disarm before Gaza can be rehabilitated. Trump officials told the Journal that the plan could get underway within two months, if security conditions permit.<br>The plan has received mixed opinions among US officials, with some sceptical that Hamas will relinquish its weapons, thereby allowing the grand project to be implemented, or even if potential donor nations would fund the proposal, according to the Journal. On the other hand, some other think it is the \u201cmost detailed and optimistic\u201d plan yet for Gaza\u2019s potential future, the report says.<br>The report comes as Witkoff was set to meet on Friday last in Miami with senior Qatari, Egyptian, and Turkish officials to discuss phase two of the Gaza ceasefire. The four countries believe that both Israel and Hamas are dragging their feet to avoid implementing the deal\u2019s second phase, and are eager to decide on a joint approach for getting both sides to move forward, according to the report.<br>Under the second stage, Israel is supposed to withdraw from its positions in Gaza, an interim authority is to govern the territory instead of Hamas, and an international stabilisation force is to be deployed.<br>But progress in moving to that phase of the agreement has so far been slow, while the ceasefire remains fragile with both sides alleging violations. Israel killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saad in Gaza last weekend, a move that reportedly sparked Trump to warn of jeopardising the truce. So far, Hamas has released all of the hostages, except for the body of police Master Sergeant Ran Gvili.<br>The Trump administration is now keen to proceed to the difficult second stage, with the provision for Hamas to lay down its weapons being a particular sticking point. The third phase includes the reconstruction of the vast areas of Gaza levelled during the war, which was triggered by Hamas\u2019s October 2023 attack on southern Israel.<br>However, the manner in which the vast stretch of Gaza and other locations in Palestine were destroyed by the Israeli forces over the past two years, in spite of international condemnations, and now as the details of redeveloping the Gaza Strip emerges, it sets one to wonder whether or not the whole charade was aimed at just getting the area cleared of its rightful and lawful owners and perhaps Hamas and its benefactor were also part of this larger plan?<br>The plan right from the beginning was to get Gaza free of Palestinians, so that it could be redeveloped as a riviera or a Singapore in the desert, leading on AI and modern tech. Sounds rather lofty charity but totally uncalled for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"pvc_stats all \" data-element-id=\"5968\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.0\" viewBox=\"0 0 502 315\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\"><g transform=\"translate(0,332) scale(0.1,-0.1)\" fill=\"\" stroke=\"none\"><path d=\"M2394 3279 l-29 -30 -3 -207 c-2 -182 0 -211 15 -242 39 -76 157 -76 196 0 15 31 17 60 15 243 l-3 209 -33 29 c-26 23 -41 29 -80 29 -41 0 -53 -5 -78 -31z\"\/><path d=\"M3085 3251 c-45 -19 -58 -50 -96 -229 -47 -217 -49 -260 -13 -295 52 -53 146 -42 177 20 16 31 87 366 87 410 0 70 -86 122 -155 94z\"\/><path d=\"M1751 3234 c-13 -9 -29 -31 -37 -50 -12 -29 -10 -49 21 -204 19 -94 39 -189 45 -210 14 -50 54 -80 110 -80 34 0 48 6 76 34 21 21 34 44 34 59 0 14 -18 113 -40 219 -37 178 -43 195 -70 221 -36 32 -101 37 -139 11z\"\/><path d=\"M1163 3073 c-36 -7 -73 -59 -73 -102 0 -56 133 -378 171 -413 34 -32 83 -37 129 -13 70 36 67 87 -16 290 -86 209 -89 214 -129 231 -35 14 -42 15 -82 7z\"\/><path d=\"M3689 3066 c-15 -9 -33 -30 -42 -48 -48 -103 -147 -355 -147 -375 0 -98 131 -148 192 -74 13 15 57 108 97 206 80 196 84 226 37 273 -30 30 -99 39 -137 18z\"\/><path d=\"M583 2784 c-38 -19 -67 -74 -58 -113 9 -42 211 -354 242 -373 16 -10 45 -18 66 -18 51 0 107 52 107 100 0 39 -1 41 -124 234 -80 126 -108 162 -133 173 -41 17 -61 16 -100 -3z\"\/><path d=\"M4250 2784 c-14 -9 -74 -91 -133 -183 -95 -150 -107 -173 -107 -213 0 -55 33 -94 87 -104 67 -13 90 8 211 198 130 202 137 225 78 284 -27 27 -42 34 -72 34 -22 0 -50 -8 -64 -16z\"\/><path d=\"M2275 2693 c-553 -48 -1095 -270 -1585 -649 -135 -104 -459 -423 -483 -476 -23 -49 -22 -139 2 -186 73 -142 361 -457 571 -626 285 -228 642 -407 990 -497 242 -63 336 -73 660 -74 310 0 370 5 595 52 535 111 1045 392 1455 803 122 121 250 273 275 326 19 41 19 137 0 174 -41 79 -309 363 -465 492 -447 370 -946 591 -1479 653 -113 14 -422 18 -536 8z m395 -428 c171 -34 330 -124 456 -258 112 -119 167 -219 211 -378 27 -96 24 -300 -5 -401 -72 -255 -236 -447 -474 -557 -132 -62 -201 -76 -368 -76 -167 0 -236 14 -368 76 -213 98 -373 271 -451 485 -162 444 86 934 547 1084 153 49 292 57 452 25z m909 -232 c222 -123 408 -262 593 -441 76 -74 138 -139 138 -144 0 -16 -233 -242 -330 -319 -155 -123 -309 -223 -461 -299 l-81 -41 32 46 c18 26 49 83 70 128 143 306 141 649 -6 957 -25 52 -61 116 -79 142 l-34 47 45 -20 c26 -10 76 -36 113 -56z m-2057 25 c-40 -58 -105 -190 -130 -263 -110 -324 -59 -707 132 -981 25 -35 42 -64 37 -64 -19 0 -241 119 -326 174 -188 122 -406 314 -532 468 l-58 71 108 103 c185 178 428 349 672 473 66 33 121 60 123 61 2 0 -10 -19 -26 -42z\"\/><path d=\"M2375 1950 c-198 -44 -350 -190 -395 -379 -18 -76 -8 -221 19 -290 114 -284 457 -406 731 -260 98 52 188 154 231 260 27 69 37 214 19 290 -38 163 -166 304 -326 360 -67 23 -215 33 -279 19z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/i> &nbsp;26&nbsp;total views<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;26&nbsp;total views https:\/\/www.scoopnews.in\/m\/newsdet.aspx?q=142188 https:\/\/www.kipnews.in\/newsdet.aspx?q=44307 https:\/\/clarionindia.net\/project-sunrise-charity-or-business\/ The proverbial \u2018cat\u2019 is indeed \u2018out of the bag\u2019, after a hiatus of more than two years, following the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023. The details of the alleged \u2018Project Sunrise\u2019 was shared by the Wall Street Journal, over the weekend. 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