A postwar plan for Gaza is circulating within the Trump administration that would involve the US managing the war-torn enclave for at least a decade, the temporary relocation of Gaza’s population and its rebuilding as a tourist resort hub.

According to a 38-page prospectus seen by The Washington Post, Gaza’s two million people would leave either through “voluntary” departures to another country or be diverted into restricted areas within the territory during reconstruction.

Reuters previously reported on a proposal to build large-scale camps called “humanitarian transit areas” inside – and possibly outside – Gaza to house the Palestinian population.

That plan had the name of the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, or GHF, a controversial US-backed aid group.

The Post reported that those who owned land would be offered a “digital token” in exchange for rights to redevelop their property. It said each Palestinian who left would be paid $US5000 ($A7645) in cash and subsidies to cover four years of rent.

They would also be given a year of food.

The Post said the plan was called the “Gaza reconstitution, economic acceleration and transformation trust” – or GREAT – and was developed by the GHF.

GHF coordinates with the Israeli military and uses private US security and logistics companies to get food aid into Gaza.

It is favoured by the Trump administration and Israel for humanitarian efforts in Gaza over the UN-led system, which Israel alleges lets militants divert aid.

In early August, the UN said more than 1000 people had been killed trying to receive aid in Gaza since the GHF began operating in May. Most had been shot by Israeli forces operating near GHF sites.

The White House and State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The plan to rebuild Gaza appears to fall in line with previous comments made by Trump.

Trump first publicly said on February 4 that the US should “take over” the war-battered enclave and rebuild it as “the Riviera of the Middle East” after resettling the Palestinian population elsewhere.

Trump’s comments angered many Palestinians and humanitarian groups about the possible forced relocation from Gaza.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces pounded the suburbs of Gaza City overnight from the air and ground, destroying homes and driving more families out of the area.

It came ahead of discussions by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet on a plan to seize the city.

The Israeli military has gradually escalated its operations around Gaza City in the past three weeks. On Friday, it ended temporary pauses in the area that had allowed for aid deliveries, designating it a “dangerous combat zone”.