Trump and Kushner Unveil Gaza Rebuild Plan Amid Skepticism

U.S. President Donald Trump and presidential adviser Jared Kushner unveiled the Board of Peace's Gaza redevelopment blueprint at the World Economic Forum in Davos, presenting a seaside-metropolis vision and 100-day goals, according to administration documents.

The plan arrives amid a deep humanitarian crisis, with more than 71,000 Palestinians killed since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks and U.N. partners able to support about 40% of 970 displacement sites, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.

Kushner pledged to 'be heads down' for the next 100 days to restore basic services while displaced Palestinians and Gaza residents told reporters they mistrust the board and fear the plan sidelines Palestinian agency, according to on-the-ground reporting.

The blueprint assigns implementation to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza chaired by Ali Shaath and calls for disarming Hamas and decommissioning heavy weapons under 'one authority,' according to documents supplied by the administration.

The Rafah border crossing is due to open in both directions next week, Ali Shaath said, a step the administration says will ease travel and medical access but which Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet and coalition members have not fully endorsed, according to Israeli officials.