21.12.2025
Jared Kushner the son-in-law of US President Donald Trump and his Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff have developed a $112.1billion plan to reinvent the Gaza strip into a luxury destination.
Mr. Trump had promised to turn Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East’ in October before achieving ceasefire between Isreal and Hamas militia who control the Gaza strip. There was no mention of what the fate of the 2 million Palestinians, living in the enclave would be.
According to the Wall Street Journal the plan by Kushner and Witkoff include luxury apartments, beachside hotel property, high-speed rail and AI-optimized electricity grids.
Kushner – a veteran of the real estate industry – and Witkoff worked with fellow senior White House aide Josh Greenbaum and consulted with Israeli officials and private contractors.
The draft pitches a $112.1billion cost for the project over the span of a decade, with the US supporting about half of that in grants and debt guarantees.
Under the plan, a transitional committee of Palestinians and international experts would run the territory, overseen by a new Board of Peace chaired by Donald Trump.
If approved, the plan could begin in two months, according to officials. However, they would first need to clear some 10,000 bodies under 68 million tons of rubble, while detoxifying the ground and removing unexploded bombs.
Hamas, which remains entrenched in Gaza, must also ‘demilitarize and decommission all weapons and tunnels.’
Officials have doubts that the project could be put in place, however, especially skeptical about Hamas disarming long enough to put the plan into action.
‘The Trump administration will continue to work diligently with our partners to sustain a lasting peace and lay the groundwork for a peaceful and prosperous Gaza,’ a White House spokesperson said in a statement.