"This is essentially the plan that we developed over many months and more or less left in a drawer for the incoming administration. And I'm very, very glad they picked it up. I was working with all of the parties, the Israelis, the Arabs, the Palestinians and others on what would be necessary for post-conflict arrangements in Gaza. And the basic idea is contained in this plan."
"The basics of the plan, exactly what we worked on for many months. We had a basic agreement on this plan back in November, but there were a few gaps that we weren't able to close. And I'd hoped we'd be able to close them before we left office. We couldn't quite get there. I thought what would happen is if we finally got to the ceasefire, which we did on our last day in office, the ceasefire had built into it a six w"
Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken said elements of a Gaza post-conflict plan developed during the Biden administration appear in President Donald Trump's 20-point proposal. Shared elements include a transitional Gaza government, a substantial influx of humanitarian aid, disarming Hamas and other armed groups, and an economic development component alongside a condition that Israel will not occupy Gaza. The plan had reached basic agreement by November but contained unresolved gaps that prevented final closure before the administration change. A ceasefire was achieved on the last day in office and included built-in provisions related to post-conflict arrangements.
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