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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Patrick Wintour in New York

Washington backing plan for Tony Blair to head transitional Gaza authority

Tony Blair speaking at a public event
Tony Blair served as Middle East envoy from 2007 to 2015 and is respected by many Gulf leaders but resented by many Palestinians. Photograph: Joe Klamar/AFP/Getty Images

The White House is backing a plan that would see Tony Blair head a temporary administration of the Gaza Strip – initially without the direct involvement of the Palestinian Authority (PA), according to Israeli media reports.

Under the proposal, Blair would lead a body called the Gaza International Transitional Authority (Gita) that would have a mandate to be Gaza’s “supreme political and legal authority” for as long as five years.

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