US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will unveil a plan for the post-war management of Gaza in a speech on Tuesday that has been the subject of internal divisions within the Biden administration, according to a US official.
Blinken hopes the plan will serve as a blueprint for Gaza’s governance, security and reconstruction after the war. Frameworks for these three issues will be a key part of negotiations regarding the second phase of a still-to-be-finalized hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
But some in the State Department and White House have expressed concerns that giving the address this week would be ill-timed and potentially damaging to nearly-finished efforts to finalize an agreement on the first stage of a hostage deal, the US official told The Times of Israel on Monday, confirming reporting in the Axios news site.
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Blinken hopes the plan will serve as a blueprint for Gaza’s governance, security and reconstruction after the war. Frameworks for these three issues will be a key part of negotiations regarding the second phase of a still-to-be-finalized hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
But some in the State Department and White House have expressed concerns that giving the address this week would be ill-timed and potentially damaging to nearly-finished efforts to finalize an agreement on the first stage of a hostage deal, the US official told The Times of Israel on Monday, confirming reporting in the Axios news site.
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Blinken to unveil Gaza ‘day-after’ plan in speech sparking division within Biden admin
Secretary wants plan to be blueprint for post-war management of Gaza, but some US officials fear window to give such a speech closed after Nov. and that it could harm hostage talks
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