US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have presented a $112 billion reconstruction plan to Gulf officials to build a “high-tech metropolis” atop the remains of Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported on 19 December.
The 32-page PowerPoint presentation labeled “sensitive” and titled “Project Sunrise” was developed over 45 days and reportedly presented to officials from Qatar, UAE, Egypt, and Turkiye.
The plan envisions turning the Gaza Strip into a “high-tech metropolis” over the next two decades with four phases of reconstruction beginning in southern Gaza.
It also calls for turning Rafah into Gaza’s new “administrative center,” housing over 500,000 residents.
However, the plan does not specify where two million Palestinians would be sheltered during the reconstruction period.