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,

Foreign ministers say proposal rejected by US and Israel and that does not significantly address Hamas 'shows a realistic path to the reconstruction of Gaza'

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The plan is a response to US President Donald Trump's proposal that the US could seize control of the Gaza Strip and turn it into 'the Riviera of the Middle East.'

Israel's Energy Minister Eli Cohen said on Sunday he had given instructions to stop supplying electricity to Gaza, a week after Israel blocked all aid into the war-ravaged Palestinian territory.

France, Germany, Italy, and the UK are backing the plan led by Arab countries for the reconstruction of Gaza, absorbing a budget of Rp800 trillion

France, Britain, Germany and Italy have said the Arab-backed plan to reconstruct Gaza and avoid displacing Palestinians from the terrritory is a "realistic path".