- Proposal known as Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration, and Transformation (GREAT) Trust, drafted by Israelis working with US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation

- Legal expert warns any scheme preventing Palestinians from returning home or failing to provide adequate food, medical care, and shelter would be unlawful 'regardless of any cash incentive offered for departures'

ISTANBUL

The Trump administration has devised a post-war Gaza plan that includes the "voluntary" relocation of Palestinians from Gaza in exchange for digital tokens, cash payments, and food and rent subsidies elsewhere, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.

The 38-page prospectus seen by the Washington Post envisions at least a temporary relocation of all of Gaza’s more than 2 million population, either through what it calls “voluntary” departures to another country or into restricted, secured zones inside the enclave during reconstruction.

According to the proposal, landowners would be offered digital tokens for their "at least temporary" relocation, which would be exchangeable for redevelopment rights, relocation abroad, or future apartments in six to eight planned "AI-powered smart cities" in Gaza, the newspaper added.

Palestinians opting to leave would be granted $5,000, four years of rent subsidies, and one year of food assistance. The plan projects that each person leaving Gaza would save the trust about $23,000, compared to the expenses of temporary housing and “life support” services for those remaining in secure zones.

The proposal, known as the Gaza Reconstitution, Economic Acceleration, and Transformation (GREAT) Trust, was drafted by Israelis working with the US and the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, with financial planning handled by a team from Boston Consulting Group, the Washington Post disclosed.

It outlines the “Gaza Trump Riviera” with resorts and possible artificial islands; six to eight “AI-powered smart planned cities” with housing, commerce, industry, schools, hospitals, and green spaces; and 1,800-square-foot apartments valued at $75,000 for families returning to redeem land tokens.

People familiar with the trust planning and with administration deliberations over post-war Gaza spoke about the sensitive subject on the condition of anonymity. The White House referred questions to the State Department, which declined to comment. Boston Consulting Group has said that work on the trust plan was not expressly approved and that two senior partners who led the financial modeling were subsequently fired.

On Wednesday, Trump met with top officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, and son-in-law Jared Kushner, to discuss ending the nearly two-year war, but no decisions were announced.

The plan, touted as profit-generating and requiring no US government funds, contrasts with the donation-dependent Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which relies on private security contractors. Instead, the trust would draw public and private investment for “mega-projects” ranging from EV plants and data centers to beach resorts and high-rise apartments.

The plan projects a nearly fourfold return on a $100 billion investment within a decade, driven by “self-generating” revenues, with some details earlier reported by the Financial Times.

It envisions Israel transferring “Administrative Authorities and Responsibilities in Gaza to the GREAT Trust under a U.S.-Israel bilateral agreement,” later evolving into a multilateral body with Arab and other investment.

It would govern Gaza for about 10 years “until a reformed and deradicalized Palestinian Polity is ready to step in its shoes,” without mentioning statehood, only noting that the future entity “will join the Abraham Accords.”

Rutgers professor Adil Haque warned that any scheme preventing Palestinians from returning home or failing to provide adequate food, medical care, and shelter would be unlawful “regardless of any cash incentive offered for departures.”

Previously, in a February interview with Fox News, Trump defended his proposal to "own" and rebuild Gaza, first unveiled during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House visit a week earlier.

"We'll build beautiful communities for the 1.9 million people... safe communities a little bit away from where they are, where all of this danger is," he said.

When asked whether Palestinians would be allowed to return to their land, Trump replied: "No, they won’t because they’re going to have much better housing, much better."