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Egypt said Tuesday it has begun training Palestinian police forces inside its territory as part of a broader framework to restore security and support postwar arrangements in the Gaza Strip, while also preparing to co-host an international reconstruction conference with the United States.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announced that Cairo has already begun implementing programs to train Palestinian police forces inside Egypt.
The move aims to enable them to assume responsibility for maintaining security in the Gaza Strip once a cease-fire is stabilized and the security vacuum left by more than two years of war is addressed.
The minister’s remarks came during a joint news conference in Berlin with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, as part of an official visit to Germany to discuss Gaza, Sudan, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and bilateral relations.
Abdelatty explained that the aim of these programs is to enable the Palestinian police to operate in Gaza, viewing their return as part of the security and governance arrangements for the postwar period.
He noted Egypt’s readiness to consult with European countries on expanding the training programs and sharing the burden.
These remarks align with media reports indicating that Cairo has begun receiving groups of Palestinian security personnel, with the total number expected to reach about 5,000 officers under arrangements outlined in the “Trump plan for Gaza.”
Abdelatty also revealed that Egypt is moving forward with preparations for a Gaza reconstruction conference in cooperation with its partners, noting that the event will be held under joint Egyptian-U.S. leadership.
According to a statement from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Cairo is engaging with the European Union, Arab and Islamic countries, and international financial institutions to ensure broad participation that would help mobilize the funding needed for the early reconstruction phase.
The effort includes direct coordination involving the Palestinian Authority, the United Nations and the World Bank.
The minister affirmed that Gaza’s reconstruction is part of the “Trump peace plan,” noting that Egypt is close to completing the first phase of the plan and that it will be necessary to move to the second phase soon.
The plan consists of three stages: a cease-fire and the release of detainees, followed by the demilitarization of Gaza and the establishment of international security arrangements.
It then moves into a years-long governance and reconstruction phase under U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803, which adopted the general framework for the cease-fire and postwar arrangements.
Abdelatty also stressed Cairo’s unequivocal rejection of any scenario that would divide Gaza or separate it from the rest of the Palestinian territories, emphasizing the need to establish a Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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