Blair Joins Trump in White House Meeting on Post-War Gaza Plans

Mon Sep 15 2025 18:28:27 GMT+0300 (Eastern European Summer Time)

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair participates in discussions led by President Trump focusing on strategies for Gaza's future in the wake of ongoing conflicts, as Israel advances its control over Gaza City.

Tony Blair attended a crucial meeting at the White House with U.S. President Donald Trump to formulate plans for post-war Gaza. The session took place amid escalating Israeli military operations, which have heightened concerns over humanitarian conditions. While the meeting aimed to strategize future governance for Gaza, Israeli officials expressed resistance to establishing a Palestinian state, indicating a grave humanitarian outlook as evacuation orders loom over residents.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss plans for post-war Gaza, the BBC has confirmed.

Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has said the US is putting together a very comprehensive plan on the next day after the war. However, little else has been disclosed about the meeting.

Blair served as Middle East envoy for a few years after leaving office in 2007 - focusing on bringing economic development to Palestinian areas and creating conditions for a two-state solution.

However, when Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar was asked by reporters what the plan was for a Palestinian state, he said there would not be any.

The White House meeting came after the Israeli military warned Palestinians that the evacuation of Gaza City was inevitable, as its forces prepare to conquer it.

Israeli tanks pushed into a new area of the city overnight, destroying houses and forcing more residents to flee, witnesses said.

Thousands of people have already moved because of recent Israeli advances - mostly to other parts of the city, where about a million Palestinians still live.

In early August, Israel announced plans to occupy the whole Gaza Strip - including Gaza City, which it described as Hamas's last stronghold.

The UN and non-governmental organisations have warned that an Israeli offensive in Gaza City - where a famine was declared last week - would have a horrific humanitarian impact.

In a statement on Wednesday, all the members of UN Security Council, with the exception of the US, called the famine in Gaza a man-made crisis and expressed profound alarm and distress at the latest report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

The statement called for Israel to immediately and unconditionally lift restrictions on humanitarian aid, reiterating that the use of starvation as a weapon of war is prohibited by international law.

In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Steve Witkoff said he believed the war in Gaza could be ended in the next four months.

Households currently fleeing Gaza are met with devastating humanitarian circumstances, as more than 90% of homes are estimated to be damaged or destroyed, exacerbating the crisis. Amidst military actions, there is an urgent call for a shift towards recovery and negotiations on the territorial sovereignty of Gaza.