Hyderabad, July 18 -- The Trump administration's plan to rebuild Gaza has reportedly been scaled back from a territory-wide reconstruction programme to a limited pilot project near Rafah, according to The Guardian.

The report said the revised proposal, led by the US-backed Board of Peace (BoP), now focuses on establishing a temporary settlement for a small number of displaced Palestinians instead of restoring infrastructure across the entire Gaza Strip.

The pilot project would comprise portable housing, a Palestinian civilian administration, a locally trained police force and an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) tasked with maintaining security. Officials familiar with the planning told The Guardian that the initiative is unlikely...