‘Will not accept Trump-Blair Board of Peace,’ says Hamas leader as first phase of Gaza peace deal is accepted
The Board of Peace, led by Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will be in charge of Gaza’s administration until the Palestinian Authority reforms are completed.
October 9, 2025 08:11 PM IST
First published on: Oct 9, 2025 at 08:11 PM IST
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Under the peace plan, a temporary government, led by Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will be in charge of Gaza’s administration. (Photo: AP/ Reuters)
Even as the first phase of the Gaza peace plan, brokered by US President Donald Trump, has been accepted by Israel and Hamas, a senior leader of the militia has said that the group will not accept the Palestinian enclave being administered by a transitional authority.
Board of Peace to administer Gaza
Under Trump’s 20-peace plan, a temporary government called the Board of Peace, led by Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will be in charge of Gaza’s administration until the Palestinian Authority (PA) reforms are completed.
According to some reports, Blair could become the Governor of Gaza as per the proposal.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks at the Hallam Conference Centre in London, Britain December 18, 2019. (Reuters File Photo)
Hamas opposes Trump-Blair government in Gaza
However, on Thursday, Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas official, said that “there is no Palestinian that accepts” the proposed transitional authority.
“All factions, including the Palestinian Authority, do not accept that. No one accepts the return to mandate and colonialism,” he told Al-Araby TV on Thursday.
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Trump’s 20-point peace plan also says that Hamas will not have any role in the future administration of Gaza.
Asked if Hamas will not have a role in running the Gaza Strip, Hamdan said that Gaza will be run by “independent Palestinian personalities.”
Palestinian Authority welcomed Gaza peace deal
Last week, the PA, which oversees parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank had welcomed Trump’s “sincere and determined efforts” to end the war in Gaza.
PA said it “renews its joint commitment to work with the United States, regional states, and partners to end the war in Gaza through a comprehensive agreement.
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“We have affirmed our desire for a modern, democratic, and non-militarised Palestinian state, committed to pluralism and the peaceful transfer of power,” the PA said in a statement.
Palestinian Authority vs Hamas
The Palestinian Authority, which was established under the Oslo Accords, had ruled both the West Bank and Gaza until 2007, when Hamas took control of the latter after winning an election there.
Displaced Palestinians gather on the coastal road near Wadi Gaza after the announcement that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, as Israeli tanks block the road leading to Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Allegations of corruption and the PA’s failure to provide even basic facilities to the people of Gaza resulted in them voting for Hamas in 2006.
The Palestinian Authority’s reforms, including the formation of a technocratic government and a clampdown on corruption, are key for it to regain its legitimacy as the true representative of the Palestinian people on the international stage.
“The president expresses hope that these efforts will serve as a prelude to achieving a sustainable political solution that will end the Israeli occupation and lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state along the June 4, 1967 borders,” he said in a statement.
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Under the peace plan, a temporary government, led by Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, will be in charge of Gaza’s administration. (Photo: AP/ Reuters) 
