James Landale,
Ottilie Mitchell
Former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has been involved in discussions about leading a post-war transitional authority in Gaza, the BBC understands.
The proposal, which is said to have backing from the White House, would see Blair lead a governing authority supported by the UN and Gulf nations - before handing control back to Palestinians.
His office said he would not support any proposal that displaced the people of Gaza.
Sir Tony, who took the UK into the Iraq War in 2003, has been part of high-level planning talks with the US and other parties about the future of Gaza.
In August, he joined a White House meeting with Trump to discuss plans for the territory, which US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff described as "very comprehensive" - though little else was disclosed about the meeting.
The plans could see Blair head a body named the Gaza International Transitional Authority (Gita), according to reports in the Economist and Israeli media. It would seek a UN mandate to be Gaza's "supreme political and legal authority" for five years.
The plan would be modelled on the international administrations that oversaw East Timor and Kosovo's transitions to statehood. It would initially be based in Egypt, near Gaza's southern border, before entering Gaza once the Strip is stable, alongside a multinational force.
The U.S. plan for the postwar Gaza includes installing the former British prime minister to oversee the rehabilitation of the Strip, as well as manage its operations alongside an international force that would secure the border ■ Arab source: The plan includes eventually handing control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority
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No doubt Trump's upcoming 21 point peace which maintains Palestinian control of Gaza paving the way for a two-state solution hence the Daniel 9:27 covenant with the many 666 will confirm post rapture.
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