20 Billion? Try 300 Million: The Israeli Plan That Could Make Trump’s Gaza Dream Come True
An Israeli policy group and Trump-aligned task force reveal a detailed and cost-effective blueprint for temporary humanitarian shelters outside Gaza’s combat zones—contradicting defense establishment figures by a factor of 60.
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For months, the Israeli 'Trump Plan Task Force' has been working quietly to advance one of the most transformative visions in recent Middle East policy: a voluntary humanitarian migration plan aimed at securing a better future for both Israelis and Gazans.
Now, the team is going public with a powerful rebuttal to what they call “wildly inflated” cost projections coming from Israel’s liberal defense establishment. Last week, senior defense officials reportedly estimated that the creation of a humanitarian city in Gaza, a key interim step in Trump’s migration vision - would cost a staggering 20 billion shekels. According to the Trump task force, this estimate is meant to scare off decision-makers and stall implementation.
In response, the task force partnered with the Yachin Center for Strategic Policy to create a grounded, transparent, and thoroughly sourced alternative. Their newly released cost analysis finds that fully housing 100,000 people would cost just 82.7 million shekels.
That means a full-scale setup for 300,000 people, enough for the entire project, would require under 300 million shekels. This is more than 60 times cheaper than the original defense figure.
The proposal outlines a practical model for constructing temporary humanitarian shelters, or “capsules,” in non-combat zones just south of the Morag route. The area includes sand dunes and agricultural land that requires no infrastructure evacuation and allows for scalable expansion if needed.
Each capsule includes water and sewage systems, showers, electricity, food distribution stations, sanitary services, and residential tents - all using accessible, low-tech equipment that can be assembled quickly by non-specialized personnel.
The camp model meets international humanitarian standards and aligns with President Trump’s long-standing vision of voluntary migration from Gaza as a path to regional peace and stability.
“This plan, created with the Yachin Policy Center, proves that a well-equipped humanitarian camp can be established quickly, affordably, and in a strategically sound location,” said a spokesperson from the Trump Plan Task Force.
“It is a necessary, responsible first step toward realizing the vision of voluntary migration out of Gaza. We urge the Israeli government to review the findings and move toward implementation in the near future.”
The publication marks a strategic shift by the task force, signaling that Trump’s vision is not just ideological, it’s operational, and possibly more feasible than critics would admit.