The Board of Peace is advancing plans for a pilot project that would allow Gaza's civilian population to relocate to areas of the Strip outside Hamas control, sources familiar with the details told N12. The pilot is expected to begin in the Rafah area and involve light construction — caravans and improved tents — along with electricity and water infrastructure, sources said.
The Board of Peace, the body overseeing the implementation of Section 17 of President Trump's Gaza proposal, is moving forward with plans for a pilot relocation project in the Strip, according to sources familiar with the details who spoke to N12. The initiative would allow Gaza's civilian population to move to areas outside Hamas control, with the first phase expected in the Rafah area. Additional zones have been flagged in other parts of the Strip around the 'yellow line' — the IDF-designated security zone set back from the Israeli border, the sources said.
The pilot involves light construction: caravans and improved tents along with electricity and water infrastructure. A source stressed that this is not the reconstruction or building of a 'new Rafah,' but rather a transitional arrangement offering better living conditions than those currently available in the Strip.
The project falls under the broader Board of Peace framework, which as The Zioneer reported on July 5, envisions 'Hamas-free humanitarian zones' policed by an international force using non-lethal weapons. The Board has accepted the Israeli demand that the Palestinian Authority not return to Gaza. The timeline for the pilot's launch has not yet been specified by the sources.
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