JERUSALEM - Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on March 9 that US President Donald Trump’s plan to remove Palestinians from war-battered Gaza was “taking shape”, despite widespread rejection by governments in the region.

Foreign ministers from France, Germany, Italy and the UK announced their support for Egypt's Gaza reconstruction plan, despite Israel and the US expressing reservations.

European leaders are supporting a $53 billion Arab-backed plan for recovery and reconstruction in Gaza that was previously rejected by the US and Israel. The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Italy and the UK issued a joint statement on Saturday saying they welcome the plan,

Thousands made their way from the West Bank into Jerusalem for the prayers after Israel allowed men over 55 and women over 50 to enter from the occupied territory for the prayers.

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