Ali Shaath, head of Gaza’s technocrat committee, attends inaugural Board of Peace meeting in Washington to outline a 100-day governance plan.
GAZA CITY: The head of the Palestinian technocrat committee formed to handle Gaza’s day-to-day governance, Ali Shaath, was in Washington to attend the inaugural “Board of Peace” meeting.
Two Palestinian officials confirmed his attendance at the gathering, which includes around two dozen world leaders and senior officials.
“Ali Shaath… arrived in Washington at dawn today to participate in the Washington meeting of the Board of Peace,” a source familiar with the committee said.
The source added that Shaath is scheduled to deliver a speech outlining the general framework of his plan for the first 100 days of governance.
He is accompanied by the committee’s official in charge of the finance portfolio.
A committee member confirmed Shaath had arrived following an invitation received to attend the Washington meeting.
The Board of Peace was established after the Trump administration, along with Qatar and Egypt, negotiated a ceasefire in October to halt two years of war in Gaza.
At the meeting, former US President Donald Trump is expected to detail pledges of more than $5 billion for Gaza’s reconstruction.
The Sun Malaysia