Gaza Truce Plan Entering Phase Two as Governance Body Formed

A US-backed plan to end the war in Gaza was moving into its second phase, Washington’s top negotiator said Wednesday, as Palestinian factions agreed on the make-up of a post-war governing committee.

President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff wrote on X that phase two of the US leader’s 20-point plan would shift the Palestinian territory “from ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance and reconstruction”.

“The US expects Hamas to comply fully with its obligations, including the immediate return of the final deceased hostage. Failure to do so will bring serious consequences,” he added on X.

Under the plan brokered in October, Gaza would be run by a 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee under the supervision of a so-called “Board of Peace”, to be chaired by Trump himself. (AFP)