A highly controversial and alarming plan for the future of the Gaza Strip appears to be under consideration by the U.S. administration of President Donald Trump.
According to a Washington Post report, the proposal—titled “Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust” (GREAT Trust)—calls for U.S. administration of Gaza for at least a decade, the temporary relocation of its two million residents, and the reconstruction of the war-torn enclave into a tourist resort and industrial hub marketed as the “Mediterranean Riviera.”
The leaked 38-page briefing outlines in detail Washington’s intentions. Palestinians would either “voluntarily” emigrate to third countries or be confined to designated zones within Gaza while reconstruction proceeds. Those who choose to leave would reportedly receive $5,000 in cash, a four-year rent subsidy, and a year’s worth of food supplies. Landowners would be compensated with “digital vouchers,” effectively surrendering redevelopment rights to their property.
Central to the plan is the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an organization backed by the U.S. and Israel with opaque funding channels, which began distributing aid in Gaza in May. The GHF would oversee the establishment of large-scale “humanitarian transit areas” — in effect, sprawling camps to house displaced Palestinians both inside and possibly outside Gaza.
While the White House and the State Department declined immediate comment, the plan aligns closely with Trump’s earlier statements. On February 4, the president openly declared that the U.S. should “take over” the devastated, famine-stricken Gaza Strip and rebuild it into a “Riviera of the Middle East” after resettling its Palestinian population elsewhere.
The revelation has sparked outrage from the Palestinian Authority and international humanitarian organizations, who condemn the initiative as a blueprint for mass expulsion and demographic engineering. Critics warn that beneath the rhetoric of “reconstruction” lies a calculated effort at geopolitical re-engineering, serving U.S. and Israeli strategic interests while disregarding Palestinian rights.
Already dubbed an “unholy alliance” between Trump and the Israeli government, the plan is expected to draw intense scrutiny from the United Nations and the broader international community. Many fear it could pave the way for a new phase of forced displacement in the Middle East, deepening an already volatile conflict.
