Egypt calls for Gaza reconstruction 'without Palestinians leaving'

CAIRO - Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty called for swift reconstruction of Gaza Wednesday without the displacement of Palestinians from the territory after a surprise proposal from US President Donald Trump to take it over.

In talks with Palestinian prime minister Mohammed Mustafa in Cairo, the two men agreed on "the importance of moving forward with early recovery projects... at an accelerated pace... without the Palestinians leaving the Gaza Strip, especially with their commitment to their land and refusal to leave it", the Egyptian foreign ministry said.