"US and Palestinian officials also used the ceremony to lay out a blueprint for the next steps in implementing a ceasefire in Gaza, and putting the territory under the day-to-day control of a Palestinian-run technocratic administration, which has been assembled in Cairo. The president's son-in-law Jared Kushner outlined a plan for the next 100 days, including a significant increase in aid deliveries, the rehabilitation of essential infrastructure, such as water, electricity and sewage systems, and the reconstruction of hospitals and bakeries."
"In the most dramatic moment of the ceremony, Ali Shaath, the Palestinian official chosen to run an interim administration in Gaza, appeared by video link to announce that the Rafah crossing from Gaza to Egypt would be reopened next week for traffic in both directions for the first time since May 2024. Describing Rafah as Gaza's lifeline, Shaath said: Opening Rafah signals Gaza is no longer closed to the future or to the world."
Donald Trump claimed the world is richer, safer and more peaceful than a year ago while hosting a Davos launch for a peace board. A new organisation was signed and officials outlined steps to implement a ceasefire in Gaza and place the territory under a Palestinian-run technocratic interim administration assembled in Cairo. Jared Kushner presented a 100-day plan to increase aid deliveries, rehabilitate water, electricity and sewage systems, and reconstruct hospitals and bakeries. Kushner showed an aspirational map of a unified Gaza with a buffer zone along the Israeli border. Ali Shaath announced the Rafah crossing would reopen next week and described Rafah as Gaza's lifeline, pledging disciplined rebuilding toward self-reliance and a centre for freedom and opportunity. The announcements could alarm Israel's coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu.
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