“The United States and Israel maintain a strong and long-standing relationship based on close cooperation and shared priorities. The talks were constructive and positive, and both sides agreed on next steps and the importance of continued cooperation on all issues critical to the region,” Witkoff wrote on Platform X.
The talks, which focused on the second phase of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan for the Gaza Strip, took place on Saturday; Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the American president, also participated.
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The US presented the “New Gaza” plan
In early January, Washington announced the commencement of the implementation of the second phase of the peace plan for the Gaza Strip. It assumes, among others: withdrawal of Israeli troops from the enclave and Hamas giving back control over the administration of the territory.
On Thursday, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the United States announced plans to build a “New Gaza” from scratch. According to them, residential skyscrapers, data centers and seaside resorts are to be built in the enclave.
The ceasefire announced in October last year between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas ended the war in the Gaza Strip that had been going on for over two years, as a result of which, according to Palestinian data, over 71,500 people died. Palestinians, and the enclave's infrastructure was ruined.
The Israeli offensive was a response to the Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, which killed approximately 1,200 people. Israelis, and approximately 250 were kidnapped.
