There is analysis suggesting that a postwar Gaza Strip reconstruction plan, supported by the United Nations (UN), is currently being discussed with the United States.
According to major foreign media outlets such as The Guardian on the 5th (local time), the reconstruction plan includes the establishment of a one-year technocratic government of experts in postwar Gaza, the deployment of an international stabilization force, the disarmament of Hamas, and a ban on the mass expulsion of Palestinians. It has been reported that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is directly involved in the discussions.
Analysts say these discussions are intended to prevent the UN General Assembly from descending into chaos amid conflicting opinions among member states over whether to recognize Palestine as a state.
The United Nations has decided to resume the "High-level International Conference on the Peaceful Resolution of the Question of Palestine and Implementation of the Two-State Solution" on the 22nd. At the conference, it is considered certain that the United Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, Malta, and others will recognize Palestine as a state, but Israel is strongly opposing this move.
The United States also opposed the decision to resume the two-state solution conference, arguing that it could prolong the war in the Gaza Strip and strengthen Hamas. In this atmosphere, it remains uncertain whether the United States will accept the UN's reconstruction proposal.
Secretary Rubio has recently warned that, in response to European countries moving to recognize Palestine as a state, Israel may threaten to forcibly annex the West Bank as a countermeasure. In addition, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while discussing postwar stabilization measures for the Gaza Strip, has mentioned the possibility of permanently stationing Israeli troops in Gaza or forcibly annexing the West Bank, a Palestinian autonomous region, without presenting a concrete plan.
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