First comment from Tony Blair on Trump's plan regarding Gaza

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who is a candidate to manage Gaza, described U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip as 'bold and clever', noting that it 'provides us with the best opportunity to end two years of war, misery, and suffering.'

In a statement published by the 'Tony Blair Institute for Global Change', Blair said that 'if the plan is approved, it could end the war, provide immediate relief to Gaza, and offer a better and brighter future for its people, while ensuring Israel's absolute and permanent security, and releasing all hostages.'

Blair, who led his country into the Iraq War while he was Prime Minister, added that 'Trump's willingness to chair the Peace Council to oversee the new Gaza is a significant sign of support and confidence' in Gaza's future.

Blair's discussion about Gaza comes as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's plan, which mentioned that Blair would be responsible within a three-member committee to manage the sector.

The Hebrew newspaper 'Haaretz' reported on former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's plan to manage the Gaza Strip after the cessation of the Israeli genocide, which includes the formation of three security forces, with a budget estimated at $387.5 million.

According to 'Haaretz', Blair's plan includes a multi-layered hierarchical structure, where senior international diplomats and businessmen are at the top, while Palestinians manage affairs on the ground.

According to the plan, titled 'The International Transitional Authority for the Gaza Strip (JETA)', which consists of 21 pages, the authority will be managed by an international council.

The Hebrew newspaper added: 'The head of the international authority will be the highest political executive authority in Gaza, but will work in close consultation with the Palestinian Authority.'

It quoted an unnamed source within the Israeli occupation government as saying: 'Blair is set to take on the position of head of the International Transitional Authority for the Gaza Strip.'

For his part, a member of the political bureau of the movement, Hossam Badran, stated that Blair is 'an unwelcome figure in the Palestinian case', and confirmed that the movement has not received any proposal through intermediaries regarding a ceasefire.

He considered that 'linking any plan to this unwelcome person (Blair) is a bad omen for the Palestinian people, as he is a negative figure, and perhaps deserves to be before international courts for the crimes he has committed, especially his role in the war on Iraq (2003-2011)', describing the Hamas leader's view of Blair as 'the brother of the devil', saying that he 'has not brought good to the Palestinian cause, nor to Arabs or Muslims, and his criminal and destructive role has been known for years.'