With Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his side, President Donald Trump unveiled an ambitious plan for securing and redeveloping the Gaza Strip and placing it under control of an international transitional government overseen by a board led by Trump himself, as well as former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, who has been part of talks between Palestinians and Israelis for decades.

The plan, which would remake one of the world’s most fraught territories and bring it under Trump’s control, was light on details and had not yet been accepted by the leaders of Hamas—a major hurdle. “We are at a minimum very very close and I think we are beyond very close,” he said.

If Hamas does not sign on to the plan—which would require the group disarm and play no public role in Gaza —Trump s

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