"The 21-page draft document, seen by the Guardian and Haaretz in Israel, envisions the governance and reconstruction of postwar Gaza being led by international officials, with Palestinians relegated to subsidiary roles. It also proposes a Gaza investment promotion and economic development authority involving public-private partnerships and blended finance instruments aimed at delivering commercially viable returns for investors. The administration of Gaza would also split off from the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank."
"A plan for a postwar Gaza governing authority potentially headed by the former UK prime minister Tony Blair would sideline key Palestinian political figures, while giving significant authority to its chair on most key issues, according to a leaked confidential proposal. The Guardian has confirmed the document labelled confidential is genuine and was drawn up in the last fortnight. No Palestinian figures are mentioned by name in the document but it lists several prominent outsiders for potential roles, including the Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, Marc"
A leaked 21-page draft proposes a Gaza International Transitional Authority (Gita) to govern and reconstruct postwar Gaza under international officials. The draft assigns Palestinians subsidiary roles and grants the authority chair wide powers over key issues. The plan includes a Gaza investment promotion and economic development authority using public-private partnerships and blended finance to deliver commercially viable returns for investors. The proposal envisions Gaza administration separated from the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. Several prominent outsiders are listed illustratively for potential roles. Palestinian critics warn the arrangement would create an alternative jurisdiction in Gaza and harm Palestinian political sovereignty.
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