Tony Blair in discussions to hold a transitional Gaza body, BBC understands

Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has been involved in discussions about holding a transitional body in Gaza, if there is an end to fire, the BBC understands.

Sir Tony, who took the United Kingdom to the Iraqi war in 2003, has held high -level planning negotiations with all sides to end the war and in the future after a conflict for the Palestinian territory is understood.

At the heart of the latter proposal – discussed by US President Donald Trump and UN Arab leaders this week – is the idea of ​​gazing by a transitional authority with the support of the UN and support for the Persian Gulf before being returned to Palestinian control.

One suggestion that he is said to have received support in Washington is Sir Tony to lead this authority, although the cabinet told him only that he would not support anything that has displaced the Gaza people.

Sir Tony joined the White House meeting with Trump in August To discuss plans for the post -war gas that the Middle East in the United States, Steve Vikof, described as “very comprehensive” – ​​although little more was revealed for the meeting.

The former prime minister serves as Middle East for the International Forces Quartet (US, EU, Russia and the UN) For several years after leaving the post in 2007, he focused on bringing economic development in Palestine and creates conditions for two state solutions.

As a prime minister, he made the decision to commit British forces in the Iraq war in 2003. Highly criticized in the official investigation In the conflict, which found that he acted on defective intelligence without security about the production of weapons of mass destruction there.

Discussion reports on his involvement in a transitional gas body come after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday that he was ready to work with Trump And other world leaders to fulfill a double -state peace plan.

Abbas emphasized his rejection as Hamas’s future governing role in Gaza and asked him to disarm.

Earlier this week, the United Kingdom has officially recognized Palestine’s condition with Canada and Australia. More countries followed this example, including France and Denmark, while Israel and the United States criticized the move as a Hamas Award.

Sir Cayer stressed that the diplomatic move means that Hamas cannot have “any future, no role in the government, no role in security” and is “exactly the opposite of their hateful vision.”

The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to an attack led by Hamas against southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and 251 others were hostage.

At least 65 419 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since then, according to the health ministry in the territory. Reported a UN investigation, said Israel has performed a genocide against Palestinians In Gaza, which Israel denies.