He is facing one of the most challenging moments of his rule, which could reset relations with his country's key Western ally. Egypt is dangling the threat to its peace treaty with neighbouring Israel - long seen as a cornerstone of stability and US influence in the Middle East.

Arab states are scrambling to develop a realistic plan for Gaza's future as a counter to U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of the United States taking over the territory and its Palestinian inhabitants being ejected to Egypt and Jordan.

Egyptian sources have reportedly revealed initial details of a proposal for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, but it appears to omit plans to "cooperate" with the U.S. or Israel.

The directors of the Oscar-nominated documentary No Other Land are sharply criticizing Pres. Trump's plan for the U.S. to take control of Gaza and dispatch its Palestinian inhabitants to other Arab countries.

Letter: We are now in the process of possibly deporting millions of immigrants. That will open a significant number of jobs, and empty housing. Why not move the 1.8 million people of Gaza to

Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians out of Gaza is impractical, immoral, and would feed jihadist propaganda narratives against the United States.