He added in statements to ” “, that placing Tony Blair at the head of the Gaza Strip would only be possible if the area was occupied and he was appointed as a military governor. However, there is no legal basis or justification for any foreigner to manage the Gaza Strip.
He continued: “Tony Blair will not be responsible for the Gaza Strip, and the leaders of the occupation are well aware that the sector must be handed over to the Palestinian National Authority.” He explained that Egypt, as a sovereign state and the closest to the Gaza Strip, would not accept Tony Blair heading a government there.
Brijiyeh considered that such decisions cannot be made this way and must be based on international law principles, which always have rules and foundations that cannot be bypassed.
Media reports have stated that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is seeking to take on a prominent role in managing the affairs of the sector under a peace plan being developed by the administration of US President Donald Trump. According to the report circulated by the media quoting an American newspaper, Blair’s name was proposed to head a supervisory council called the “International Transitional Authority for Gaza.”
The newspaper confirmed that Blair, who was the Middle East envoy after leaving the British Prime Minister’s office, has been individually promoting a plan for an “international trusteeship” to manage Gaza after the war ends. The United States seeks for the former British official to play a role in the transitional arrangements.
US President Donald Trump, along with his special envoy Steve Whitkoff, presented a new plan aimed at ending the war in the Gaza Strip and defining governance outlines after the fall of the “Hamas” movement. This was during a meeting with Arab and Islamic leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings, according to an American news website.
The site explained that this plan, which includes 21 points, is the first of its kind presented by Trump in Gaza, and it was well received by the attending leaders. Sources indicate that the plan is based on ideas discussed in recent months, with updates developed by Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, and Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister.
From October 7, 2023, to the current date, September 26, the war on Gaza has resulted in about 66,000 Palestinian deaths and approximately 168,000 injuries, according to data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza.
