Rehabilitation of Gaza, where two years of Israeli ​bombardment have destroyed four-fifths of buildings, has ​been projected by global institutions to cost around $70 ⁠billion.

Citing three people familiar with the matter, the ​paper said the talks centred on prospects for a partnership ​between DP World and the Board of Peace to run logistics.

These efforts would cover humanitarian aid and other goods entering ​Gaza, including warehousing, tracking systems and security, it ​added.

Other ideas floated during the talks included a new port in ‌either ⁠Gaza or on the nearby Egyptian coast built by the company based in the United Arab Emirates, which could also develop a free-trade zone in the ​war-shattered strip, ​the paper ⁠said.

DP World and the White House did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests ​for comment.

Trump proposed the Board of Peace last ​September ⁠to oversee his plan to end Israel’s war in Gaza, subsequently saying it would tackle other conflicts.

His Gaza ⁠plan ​envisages the withdrawal of Israeli troops, with ​reconstruction starting as Hamas lays down its weapons.