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- Hussein al-Sheikh discussed efforts with Blair to make US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza successful
- Meeting precedes the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and dozens of Israeli hostages on Monday
LONDON: Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, discussed plans for the day after the war ends in the Gaza Strip with Hussein al-Sheikh, the vice president of the Palestinian Authority, on Sunday.
The meeting in Ramallah, the administrative seat of the PA, came before Israel and Hamas prepared to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and tens of Israeli hostages on Monday as part of a deal proposed by the US.
Al-Sheikh discussed efforts with Blair to make US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza successful, aiming to stop the Israeli war and establish lasting peace in the region, the Wafa news agency reported.
“We have confirmed our readiness to work with President Trump, Mr. Blair and the partners to consolidate the ceasefire, the entry of aid, the release of hostages and prisoners, and then start with the recovery and reconstruction,” Al-Sheikh wrote on X.
He continued: “We stressed the importance of stopping the undermining of the Palestinian Authority, and especially the return of the withheld Palestinian revenues and preventing the undermining of the two-state solution in preparation for a comprehensive and lasting peace in accordance with international legitimacy.”
Blair, who served as the special envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East from 2007 to 2015, is included in Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan. He will be part of an international transitional body responsible for overseeing and supervising the funding and redevelopment of the Palestinian coastal territory.