US Reveals Ambitious Plans for 'New Gaza' Featuring Skyscrapers and Infrastructure

Tue Feb 03 2026 20:33:13 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

In a highly publicized announcement at the World Economic Forum, the US government unveiled a comprehensive plan to rebuild Gaza into a modern urban landscape, complete with skyscrapers, housing developments, and robust infrastructure aimed at transforming the war-torn region.

The US government has presented its blueprint for a 'New Gaza' during the World Economic Forum in Davos, showcasing plans for skyscrapers, new residential and commercial zones, and infrastructure improvements. President Donald Trump boasted of the potential of the project, which aims to rebuild the devastated territory in a phased manner. Key features include a focus on tourism, advanced manufacturing, and the construction of new housing units and medical facilities. However, challenges remain, particularly concerning the ongoing ceasefire and demilitarization agreements.

The US has unveiled its plans for a New Gaza that would see the devastated Palestinian territory rebuilt from scratch.

Slides showed dozens of skyscrapers stretching along the Mediterranean coast and housing estates in the Rafah area, while a map outlining the phased development of new residential, agricultural, and industrial areas for the 2.1 million population.

They were presented during a signing ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos for President Donald Trump's new Board of Peace, which is tasked with ending the two-year war between Israel and Hamas and overseeing reconstruction.

We're going to be very successful in Gaza. It's going to be a great thing to watch, Trump declared.

I'm a real estate person at heart and it's all about location. And I said: 'Look at this location on the sea. Look at this beautiful piece of property. What it could be for so many people.'

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, who helped broker the ceasefire that took effect in October, said 90,000 tonnes of munitions had been dropped on Gaza and there were 60 million tonnes of rubble to clear.

A map of the US Master Plan showed a zone reserved for coastal tourism, where there would be 180 tower-blocks as well a number of zones for residential areas, industrial complex, data centres, advanced manufacturing and parks, agriculture and sports facilities.

Redevelopment would be divided into four phases, starting in Rafah and then gradually moving north towards Gaza City. The map also featured an empty strip of land running along the Egyptian and Israeli borders marked as a security perimeter where Israeli forces will remain until Gaza is secured.

Other planned developments in New Rafah include more than 100,000 permanent housing units, 200 education centres, and 75 medical facilities. Kushner asserted the construction could be completed within two to three years, already noting the commencement of rubble removal.

Despite the ambitious plans, challenges loom regarding the peaceful implementation of the project amidst ongoing violence and the need for Hamas to demilitarize. Trump stated, They have to give up their weapons and if they don't do that, it's going to be the end of them.

Simultaneously, humanitarian conditions in Gaza are dire, with significant casualties reported and about 1 million people lacking adequate shelter and 1.6 million facing food insecurity as recovery efforts progress.