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Tony Blair eyeing leading role in managing post-war Gaza under Trump peace plan — report
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Former British prime minister Tony Blair seeks a senior role in running postwar Gaza under a peace plan being developed by the Trump administration, the Financial Times says, citing people briefed on the proposal.
Reuters cannot immediately verify the report, which comes after The Times of Israel revealed Blair’s role in crafting a US-backed proposal for ending the Israel-Hamas war and establishing a transitional governing body.
Blair had been proposed to chair a supervisory board called the “Gaza International Transitional Authority,” the paper adds.
Blair was part of a late August meeting Trump presided over to tackle Israel’s war in Gaza and post-war plans for the territory.
In July, the paper says the Tony Blair Institute participated in a project to develop a post-war Gaza plan.
The think-tank had said none of its talks with different groups on post-war reconstruction of Gaza had included the idea of forcible relocation of people from the area.
The Haaretz daily reported earlier Thursday that the US is interested in having Blair head up the GITA’s international advisory board.
The Times of Israel Community.