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Palestinian Authority Says It Will Work With President Trump and Tony Blair on Gaza Ceasefire and Reconstruction

The pledge follows a Blair–al-Sheikh meeting in Jordan, with Israel and Hamas still resisting key elements of the U.S. proposal.

Palestinians gather at a street market during a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 12, 2025. REUTERS/Ebrahim Hajjaj
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Hussein Al-Sheikh, Secretary General of the Executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), speaks during an interview with Reuters, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank December 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Former British prime minister Tony Blair met Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh to discuss post-war plans for Gaza. Photo: Hussein Al Sheikh

Overview

  • Hussein al-Sheikh met Tony Blair on Sunday to discuss the day after in Gaza and how to make President Trump’s plan to stop the war succeed.
  • Al-Sheikh said on X that the PA is ready to help consolidate the ceasefire, facilitate aid deliveries, secure releases of hostages and prisoners, and begin recovery and reconstruction.
  • Trump’s proposal envisions Gaza being run by a Palestinian technocratic committee overseen by an international body chaired by the U.S. president and including Blair.
  • The plan holds out the prospect of eventual Palestinian Authority control of Gaza after PA reforms are completed and Hamas ends its rule.
  • Key hurdles persist as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects PA governance of Gaza and Hamas opposes Blair’s involvement, and the White House says the interim setup would continue until PA reforms are finished.