Trump taps former British PM Tony Blair to Gaza 'board of peace'

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00:00The future of Gaza seems to lie in Trump's hands.

00:03Friday, the White House announced some of the members who would serve on the so-called

00:07Board of Peace for the Palestinian Territory.

00:10The list includes U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Whitcoff,

00:15Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair,

00:19who led the U.K. into the Iraq War.

00:22Also on the list are billionaire private equity executive Mark Rowan

00:26and World Bank president Ajay Bonga.

00:28Chairing the board, of course, is President Donald Trump himself.

00:33It is my great honor to announce that the Board of Peace has been formed.

00:37I can say with certainty that it is the greatest and most prestigious board

00:42ever assembled at any time, any place.

00:45The formation of the Board of Peace is part of Phase 2 of Trump's 20-point Gaza Peace Plan,

00:51which took effect in October.

00:52Under the plan, the board is set to oversee the Gaza Governance Committee,

00:56which met for the first time in Egypt Friday.

00:59Palestinians say they are skeptical about the Trump peace plan.

01:02What second phase are they talking about?

01:05They haven't even started the first phase.

01:07How can they start the second?

01:09We don't want ink on paper.

01:10We want action on the ground.

01:12We don't want it to be like every other time.

01:14Just words on paper and then things stay the same or get worse.

01:17The U.S. declared the start of Phase 2 of the peace plan,

01:23despite the fact that both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire.

01:27Since the agreement took hold, the Israeli military says three of its soldiers have been killed in Palestinian attacks.

01:33In the same period, Gaza's Hamasran Health Ministry says 450 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes.

01:39The U.S.

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