The head of the Palestinian technocratic committee that is meant to handle the postwar day-to-day governance of Gaza, Ali Shaath, is in Washington, DC, to attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, two Palestinian officials tell AFP.
“Ali Shaath… arrived in Washington at dawn today to participate in the Washington meeting of the Board of Peace. Shaath is scheduled to deliver a speech outlining the general framework of his plan for the first 100 days. He is accompanied by the committee’s official in charge of the finance portfolio,” a source familiar with the committee tells AFP.
A committee member confirms to AFP that Shaath had arrived in Washington.
Representatives of dozens of countries are set to participate in the meeting of the Board of Peace, which was established to oversee postwar Gaza’s development but whose mandate Trump has since expanded to other global conflicts.
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