The White House has unveiled a plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war and Gaza governance that calls for a temporary authority that would be headed by Donald Trump and include Tony Blair.

The plan was released just before Trump held a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington.

It does not require people to leave Gaza and calls for the war to end immediately if both sides accept it. It also calls for all remaining hostages to be released within 72 hours of Israel accepting the plan.

Netanyahu used the White House visit to extend a formal apology to Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, for a recent military strike targeting Hamas officials in the Gulf emirate.

The attack infuriated Arab leaders and triggered rare criticism by

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