Gaza battle: Tony Blair takes on position for transition in Gaza | EUROtoday

US President Donald Trump has appointed former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to a committee that can implement the targets of Trump’s “Peace Council” within the Gaza Strip. According to the White House, the founding government board additionally consists of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, World Bank President Ajay Banga, US businessman Marc Rowan, Trump advisor Robert Gabriel in addition to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US particular envoy Steve Witkoff. The committee is meant to manage the reconstruction and administration within the Gaza Strip, which was largely destroyed by the conflict.

The second part of Trump’s peace plan, beforehand introduced by the US authorities, is meant to result in a closing finish to the conflict. It additionally requires the disarmament of the Islamist terrorist group Hamas, which the latter continues to reject. On Thursday, a newly shaped interim authorities made up of 14 Palestinian technocrats who’re mentioned to don’t have any connection to Hamas met for the primary time in Cairo. The Bulgarian and former UN Middle East envoy Nikolaj Mladenov will in future oversee the implementation of Trump’s peace plan within the coastal space as a consultant of the “Peace Council”.

The White House introduced that he would act as a liaison between the “Peace Council” and the native technocrat authorities. To help them, one other Executive Council for the Gaza Strip will probably be arrange, it mentioned. In addition to Witkoff, Kushner and Mladenow, this committee additionally consists of Blair, amongst others. Under the previous prime minister, British troops took half within the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq alongside the USA. The Iraq mission particularly triggered nice criticism domestically on the time.