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US pitches ‘Project Sunrise’ plan to turn Gaza into high-tech metropolis: WSJ
The $112 billion plan includes high-speed rail, luxury resorts, and AI systems, with the U.S. pledging $60 billion and aiming to monetize 70% of Gaza's coastline by year 10.
- On Friday, U.S. officials pitched 'Project Sunrise', a 32-page PowerPoint proposing a Gaza rebuild with over $60 billion from Washington, seeking donor pledges.
- A team led by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, and Steve Witkoff, U.S. Middle East envoy, developed the draft rapidly over 45 days with private-sector contractors and Israeli officials amid Gaza Strip's extensive war damage.
- Project Sunrise outlines four stages over 20+ years, beginning in Rafah and Khan Younis, with New Rafah housing over 500,000 residents and coastline monetization plans targeting roughly 70 percent by year 10 for over $55 billion.
- The proposal conditions reconstruction on Hamas demilitarization, but some U.S. officials warn donors are unlikely to invest if conflict risks persist.
- Previous 'riviera' proposals prompted condemnation and questions about displaced residents' fate, as Gaza's population of 2.3 million and two million displaced remain unaddressed; far-right Israeli officials advocate expulsion while Egypt warns against Sinai displacement.
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Trump administration floats $112 billion plan to rebuild Gaza as futuristic hub
Called “Project Sunrise,” the plan envisions transforming the war-ravaged enclave of Gaza into a high-tech coastal metropolis featuring luxury beach resorts, high-speed rail, and AI-powered infrastructure. The proposal carries an estimated price tag of more than $112 billion over a decade.
·Baltimore, United States
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Israel's Defense Minister Katz speaks of new settlements in the north of the Gaza Strip - and thus opposes the US peace plan for the largely destroyed coastline.
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Dagens Nyheter.
Dagens Nyheter.Project Sunrise is the name of the new US plan for Gaza. The bombed-out strip of land is to be rebuilt into a glamorous, futuristic seaside destination if the White House has its way.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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