JAKARTA - The Palestinian Authority (PA) is ready to cooperate with US President Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in an effort to consolidate a ceasefire in Gaza and begin rebuilding, a senior Palestinian official told Blair on Sunday.

Deputy Head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Hussein al-Sheikh said he had met Blair to discuss President Trump's plans in Gaza after the war, making President Trump's plan to "stop Gaza's war and build lasting peace in the region successful".

"We have confirmed our readiness to cooperate with President Trump, Mr. Blair, and partners to consolidate ceasefire, distribution of aid, release of hostages and detainees, and then begin recovery and reconstruction," Sheikh wrote on X.

President Trump's plan to end the war in the Palestinian enclave opens up the possibility for the Palestinian Authority, which is based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and led by President Mahmoud Abbas, to eventually take control of Gaza, but only after completing reforms.

It is known that President Abbas lost control of Gaza to the militant group Hamas in 2007.

Trump's proposal states Hamas should end its rule in Gaza, estimating the region will be run by a Palestinian technocratic committee overseen by international agencies chaired and included

On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Gaza being ruled by the Palestinian Authority.


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