Cairo: Egypt announced that the Arab plan for early recovery, reconstruction and development of Gaza, adopted by Tuesday's extraordinary Arab summit in Cairo, includes building 460,000 permanent housing units and restoring basic services, networks and facilities.
This came during a series of meetings held by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs with foreign ambassadors accredited to Cairo from Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, as well as with international organizations representatives, within the framework of efforts to promote the Arab plan.
A ministry statement said the meetings covered comprehensive vision of the plan, its elements and its three stages, which will include removing 50 million tons of rubble and removing unexploded ordnance, noting that it was also confirmed during these meetings that the plan was formulated in a way that takes into account the extent of the widespread destruction within the Gaza Strip, and the urgent need to provide relief to the Palestinian people in Gaza, so that they can regain normal life.
She added that the meetings also addressed other topics, including achieving security in the Gaza Strip by intensifying training programs for Palestinian police personnel and building their capacities, as well as enabling the Palestinian Authority to return to supervising the Gaza Strip.
