The United States has unveiled plans for a sweeping redevelopment of Gaza, branding it a “New Gaza,” even as Israeli military fire killed five Palestinians in the enclave on Thursday, underscoring the fragility of a ceasefire shaken by repeated violations.

Speaking in Davos, Switzerland, President Donald Trump presented the initiative as part of a broader push to advance the Israel-Hamas truce and expand it into what he has termed a global “Board of Peace” effort. After hosting a signing ceremony for the initiative, Trump invited his son-in-law Jared Kushner to outline the proposed reconstruction of Gaza, where much of the territory has been reduced to rubble after two years of war.

Kushner described a “master plan” to rebuild Gaza from scratch, featuring residential towers, data centres, industrial parks and seaside resorts. A slideshow shown to the audience depicted a Mediterranean coastline lined with high-rise developments reminiscent of Dubai or Singapore. Redevelopment would begin in Rafah, in southern Gaza, an area currently under full Israeli military control.

“In the beginning, we were toying with a free zone and then a Hamas zone,” Kushner said. “And then we said, you know what? Let’s just plan for catastrophic success.”

The proposal did not address sensitive issues such as property rights, compensation for Palestinians who lost homes and businesses, or where Gaza’s nearly 2 million internally displaced residents would live during reconstruction. Kushner also did not specify who would finance the project, which would require clearing an estimated 68 million tonnes of rubble and debris. He said a conference would be held in Washington in the coming weeks to announce private-sector contributions.

The plans echo slides leaked in December that suggested the United States could “anchor” around 20% of the redevelopment, though details remain unclear. Trump has previously described his vision as turning Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East,” a notion that has drawn criticism from Palestinians.

On the ground, Gaza health officials said Israeli airstrikes killed five people in central and southern parts of the enclave on Thursday. There was no immediate Israeli comment on the reported strikes as reported in Reuters.

The Davos presentation came amid renewed focus on reopening Gaza’s key Rafah border crossing with Egypt, a central but unfulfilled element of the ceasefire. Ali Shaath, a Palestinian technocrat backed by Washington to administer Gaza under Trump’s 20-point plan, said the crossing would reopen next week.

“Opening Rafah signals that Gaza is no longer closed to the future and to the war,” Shaath said in remarks delivered by video link.

Israel, which controls the Gaza side of the crossing, has said it will not reopen Rafah until Hamas fulfils its obligation to return the remains of the last Israeli hostage held in the territory. An Israeli political source later said efforts were under way to recover the remains and that discussions on reopening the crossing would begin next week.