Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump has unveiled a 20-point peace plan for Gaza, which received support from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The plan proposes an immediate ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli forces, release of all hostages, and a surge of aid into Gaza. Gaza would then be temporarily governed by a transitional committee and overseen by a new international body called the 'Board of Peace'. Mr Trump is set to chair the 'Board of Peace', with Sir Tony Blair among other international leaders expected to join. Sir Tony described the plan as “bold and intelligent”, thanking Mr Trump for his leadership and willingness to chair the board; Hamas is yet to accept the deal.In fullTony Blair set to be part of interim authority in Gaza known as ‘Board of Peace’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

The US plan ousts Hamas and forms an administration that will later be handed over to a reformed Palestinian Authority.

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Sir Tony would be chairman of the Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA), leading the Strip's international diplomacy on the world stage.

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The former UK prime minister is the first named member of a new "Board of Peace" chaired by Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump has unveiled a 20-point peace plan that has been backed by Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and is being considered by Hamas

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Sir Tony Blair's presence on the Gaza "Board of Peace" comes as no surprise but he remains a divisive figure.

LONDON: Tony Blair, Britain’s former prime minister whose legacy was heavily tarnished by the 2003 war in Iraq, has long been a contentious figure in the Middle East and beyond.…

Proposal will see all hostilities cease at once, and all captives in Gaza returned within 72 hours

UK’s top war criminal-turned-consultant is set to front Trump’s Gaza plan, where colonialism is sold as investment.

The Palestinian Authority is unlikely to agree to a lasting peace settlement with Israel