Israel National News reports: “Egyptian sources on Tuesday rejected a plan for Gaza proposed by opposition leader Yair Lapid, which would see Egypt accepting responsibility for Gaza for 15 years.

The sources, quoted by the Saudi television channel Al-Hadath, said that ‘Cairo rejects any proposal to manage the Gaza Strip. Gaza will be managed by the Palestinians and in coordination with them. Cairo is committed to rebuilding Gaza without displacement.’

Lapid presented his plan in public for the first time on Tuesday, at an FDD think tank conference in Washington. He had earlier presented the plan to senior members of the Trump administration and to senior senators during his visit to the US.

Egypt, which has previously rejected US President Donald Trump’s proposal for the US to take over Gaza and rehabilitate it while Gazans are relocated to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan, is floating its own plan for the Strip…”