Blair would help oversee Gaza transition under Trump plan
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Trump: Tony Blair wants to be on board that will oversee Gaza
US President Donald Trump has said Sir Tony Blair, the former UK prime minister, wants to join the international body overseeing Gaza under an American plan to end the war. Sir Tony became the first named member of a new "Board of Peace" chaired by Trump, to be tasked with temporarily supervising Gaza's governance if Hamas accept the plan. "Leaders from other countries" on the board will be named later, Trump said. The board is part of a 20-point plan aimed at ending the nearly two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas - including a process of demilitarising and redeveloping Gaza. Sir Tony said the plans were "the best chance of ending two years of war, misery and suffering".
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