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U.S. Initiates Second Phase of Gaza Plan as Palestinians Back Transitional Team

Implementation now pivots to disarmament under a technocratic caretaker, with European policing support expanding.

Overview

  • U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff announced the plan’s next stage, focused on disarming Hamas, installing a technocratic administration and beginning large‑scale reconstruction.
  • Palestinian and Egyptian sources say factions including Hamas and Fatah approved the membership list for a caretaker committee, with Ali Shaath reported as chair.
  • Washington’s framework foresees an international stabilization force and a U.S.-led Peace Council to oversee the transition, though composition and membership remain unsettled.
  • Germany confirms a lead role in police-building: a Bundespolizei officer now runs operations at EU BAM Rafah, training is planned for 13,000 Gazan police (3,000 by German units) pending Egyptian and Jordanian consent, Olaf Lindner will head Germany’s role in the OSC, and up to seven German advisers will work with the U.S.-led CMCC.
  • Austria will send specialists for advisory and training roles, including up to five staff to the CMCC and participation in EUPOL COPPS, as the U.S. warns Hamas to meet obligations or face consequences.