Blair eyes key role in Gaza Strip under Trump’s plan

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LONDON: Former Bri­tish Prime Minister Tony Blair seeks a senior role in running postwar Gaza under a plan being developed by the Trump admi­nistration, the Financial Times said on Thursday, citing people briefed on the proposal.

Blair had been proposed to chair a supevisory board called the Gaza International Tran­sitional Authority, the paper added.

Blair was part of a late August meeting Trump presided over to tackle the Gaza crisis and plans for the Palestinian territory.

In July, the paper said, the Tony Blair Institute participated in a project to develop a plan for Gaza after the conflict ends.

The think-tank had said none of its talks with different groups on reconstruction of Gaza had included the idea of forcible relocation of people from the area.

Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2025

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