

US to unveil Gaza governance plan despite concerns over Hamas
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. WASHINGTON—The Trump administration will announce Wednesday the U.S. is moving to the next step of its Gaza plan and name a committee of Palestinians to temporarily run the bombed-out enclave, U.S.
officials said. Since a fragile cease-fire in Gaza is holding and Hamas has returned all but one deceased hostage, U.S. officials assess that they can now shift from halting the conflict to governing and rebuilding the territory, which the administration labels Phase 2 of its 20-point blueprint.
The plan still faces deep skepticism from some senior Middle Eastern officials as Hamas, designated a terrorist group by the U.S.— has yet to detail how, if at all, it plans to disarm under the terms of the cease-fire President Trump brokered last October. The U.S. is expected to announce the names of 15 Palestinian technocrats on the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, or NCAG, who will be responsible for everyday management of the enclave including sanitation, utilities and education.
Nickolay Mladenov, a former U.N. envoy for Middle East peace and Bulgarian foreign minister, will be named as the new high representative for the Trump-chaired Board of Peace, overseeing the implementation of the peace plan, the U.S. officials said.
Mladenov will act as the conduit between the panel of Palestinian technocrats and the Board of Peace, officials said. The roughly 12-member Board of Peace will provide high-level direction on matters in Gaza, the U.S. officials said.
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