Palestinians in Gaza say they are clinging to hope of better days but "cannot withstand another failure", after the US announced phase two of Donald Trump's peace plan was under way.
Steve Witkoff, US envoy to the Middle East, said the second stage would shift focus to rebuilding Gaza, disarming Hamas and setting up a new Palestinian administration to govern a strip devastated by two years of Israel's war.
Central to this phase is an interim Palestinian government to be known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, which is to manage civilian affairs. Phase two also involves what Mr Witkoff described as “full disarmament of unauthorised individuals”.
Aed Abu Ramadan, a p
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