A leaked 21-page document has revealed a plan to establish an international transitional authority to govern the Gaza Strip after the war, led by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The project was reportedly prepared by a team linked to his office and to U.S.-Israeli circles close to President Donald Trump’s administration.
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According to Israel Hayom, in a report by correspondent Ariel Kahana, the plan, titled the Gaza International Transitional Authority (GITA), proposes setting up a temporary administration lasting between three and five years, after which power would be handed over to a “reformed Palestinian Authority,” the details of which remain vague.
The document states that an international board of directors would be formed, consisting of 7 to 10 business leaders, diplomats, and economic experts, chaired by Blair, who would hold full authority over political, security, and economic affairs.
The temporary headquarters of the authority is expected to be either in Al-Arish, the capital of Egypt’s North Sinai Governorate, or in Doha, Qatar.
In addition to Blair, proposed names include former Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Sigrid Kaag as deputy head for humanitarian affairs; American businessman Marc Rowan as head of the Reconstruction Fund; Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris overseeing regional investments; Israeli-American Aryeh Lightstone representing the Abraham Accords; along with a Palestinian representative described as “symbolic without real executive powers,” whose identity has not been disclosed.
Kahana noted that this structure reflects an approach where international actors hold decision-making power, while Palestinian participation remains largely symbolic.
The plan also calls for appointing “neutral” Palestinian managers to run public sectors under international board supervision, and for creating a local advisory council without executive powers.
It further proposes the establishment of a Gaza Reconstruction and Investment Fund, financed by Gulf states, Western investments, and international loans, operating on a profit-based model in which companies share in the returns of reconstruction projects.
On security, the document suggests deploying a multinational force under UN auspices or U.S. leadership, banning all Palestinian armed factions during the transitional period, and restructuring Palestinian security agencies under international oversight.
The authority would assume all executive, legislative, and judicial powers, with no Palestinian entity able to overturn its decisions.
The plan outlines three implementation phases: a three-month preparatory period, followed by a six-month initial deployment, and finally a reconstruction stage lasting two to three years before power is gradually transferred to a “reformed Palestinian Authority” — a term described by the Israeli newspaper as still ambiguously defined.
(Source: Al Jazeera)
