Great Britain Reports: Netanyahu met Blair secretly on Gaza future
According to media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met secretly with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The Times of Israel and Israeli radio reported that the meeting, which took place just over a week ago, was about the future of the Gaza Strip.
07.12.2025, 11:09
07.12.2025, 11:10
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US President Donald Trump's peace plan provides for the establishment of an international "peace council". US President Trump himself wants to be the head of this council. Blair is also to be involved. A transitional government made up of non-political Palestinian experts is also planned.
The Israeli Kan channel reported that Blair had also met Netanyahu in Israel during a visit to the region, alongside Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Netanyahu's office did not initially comment on the reports.
Blair's pilot project with the Palestinian Authority?
According to Kan, Blair is said to have argued during the talks that Abbas' Palestinian Authority should initially rule parts of the Gaza Strip. If this "pilot project" succeeds, it should be extended to other areas. New elections in the Palestinian territories are also planned. Blair is coordinating very closely with Arab states and the USA and is expected back in the region shortly, Kan added.
According to the Times of Israel, however, a source "familiar with the matter" denied the planned involvement of the Palestinian Authority in the future administration of the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu's right-wing religious government vehemently rejects such involvement officially. In addition, the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas refuses to disarm as envisaged in Trump's plan.
