Blair to Lead Post-War Gaza Government
Former British Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair is expected to lead a transitional government in Gaza after the war between Israel and Gaza, where it is planned that two independent states will be established (meaning Israel and Palestine), following the recognition of Palestine as a state by the UK and France.
This plan, reportedly supported by the United States, would see Sir Tony head an administration backed by the United Nations and Arab states, before later handing it over to the Palestinians.
Israel launched a military operation in Gaza in retaliation for a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed nearly 1,200 people and others 251 kidnapped.
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Since then, Gaza’s Health Ministry, controlled by Hamas, says at least 65,502 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. A UN investigation has said Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a claim Israel denies.
In August 2025, Sir Tony attended a meeting at the White House with Trump, where he was briefed on plans related to Gaza. Steve Witkoff, the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, said the plans were “very deep,” although little was publicly revealed from the meeting.
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After leaving office as British Prime Minister in 2007, Sir Tony became the special envoy of the G4 (U.S., EU, Russia and UN) in the Middle East. He focused on promoting Palestine’s economic development and pushing for a path to a two-state solution. As British Prime Minister, he also made the decision to send British troops into the Iraq War in 2003.
The news about his possible role in Gaza’s transitional government followed a speech by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, delivered via video link, to the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
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In that speech, he said he was ready to work with Trump and other world leaders to implement a two-state peace plan.
Abbas, 89, who was denied permission by the United States to travel to New York to address the UN General Assembly, said Hamas would have no role whatsoever in the future government of Gaza, and even called on the group to lay down its arms.
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