US President Donald Trump's envoy to the Middle East said that rebuilding the Gaza Strip could take between 10 and 15 years, noting that the situation there is "uninhabitable" due to the widespread destruction and unexploded ordnance scattered throughout the Strip.

The envoy added, in statements reported by the Axios website, that humanitarian aid is entering Gaza according to the plan, and the displaced have begun to return to the northern Gaza Strip, in light of the security arrangements being made on the Netzarim and Philadelphi axes, which he described as "going better than expected."

He also stressed that his message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ministers he met was clear: the deal must continue to be implemented, noting that Netanyahu remains committed to the process of returning the detainees.

Regarding the future of Gaza, the envoy explained that he did not discuss with Trump the idea of transferring Palestinians from the Strip, but he stressed that the priority now is to complete the first phase of the plan and implement it properly, before moving on to the next phases.