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Egypt says all parties agree on Gaza technocratic committee members
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty announces that “a consensus has been reached on the members” of the 15-person Palestinian technocratic committee to govern the besieged Gaza Strip.
“We hope that following this agreement, the committee will be announced soon… and will then be deployed to the Gaza Strip to manage daily life and essential services,” he says, indicating that all Palestinian factions back the members of the new committee.
Abdelatty stresses that despite the formation of the new technocratic body tasked with managing Gaza for an interim period, Egypt will not allow for the enclave to be separated politically from the West Bank, stressing the importance of a two-state solution.
The Egyptian foreign minister expresses his hope that an announcement will soon be made revealing the 15 members and commencing the start of the second phase of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
Some of the members of the technocratic committee are located in Gaza while others are outside the of Strip. Haaretz says the panel will initially be based in Cairo, though this would likely require Israel to reopen the Rafah Crossing.
It’s still unclear when the committee will be able to begin operating, as the US is still working to fundraise for the initiative with reportedly limited success.
The committee will be headed by former Palestinian Authority deputy transportation minister Ali Shaath.
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