US moving into next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan, says envoy

A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches across the Zeitoun neighbourhood of Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

The United States has said it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs under American supervision.

President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff said in a post on X that the ceasefire deal was entering its second phase following two years of war between Israel and Hamas, including the establishment of a technocratic government in Gaza.