US weighs Gaza trusteeship plan to rebuild as a high-tech hub

The Trump administration is weighing a sweeping postwar blueprint for the Gaza Strip that would place the enclave under U.S. trusteeship for at least a decade and seek to rebuild it as a tourist and high-technology hub, according to a 38-page prospectus reported by The Washington Post on Sunday. The plan, called the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration and Transformation Trust or GREAT Trust, would require at least the temporary relocation of Gaza’s more than two million residents and offers financial incentives for those who agree to leave.

The prospectus envisions transforming Gaza’s Mediterranean coast into what President Donald Trump has called the "Riviera of the Middle East," building six to eight AI-powered smart cities, ports, airports, desalination plants and factories, and attracting multibillion-dollar private investment. Under the proposal, Gaza residents who accept relocation would receive a one-time payment of $5,000, subsidies covering four years of rent and a year of food. Landowners would be given digital tokens redeemable for apartments in new developments or usable to finance a new life elsewhere, the prospectus says.

Planners estimate significant cost...