Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair was spotted at the White House this week, sitting down with President Donald Trump for discussions about what comes *after* the war in Gaza.
According to US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Washington is working on what he called a “very comprehensive” plan for “the next day.” Beyond that, details are scarce — officials are keeping things close to the chest.
Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio also met with Israel’s Gideon Sa’ar. When pressed by reporters about whether this roadmap includes a Palestinian state, Sa’ar was blunt: *“There will not be any.”
These talks are unfolding while the situation on the ground in Gaza grows more desperate. The Israeli military has warned civilians that leaving Gaza City is now “inevitable,” as tanks push deeper into neighborhoods. Witnesses say homes are being destroyed and more families are on the run.
Many Palestinians — already displaced by earlier fighting — are being forced to move again, crowding into areas where close to a million people are still struggling to survive. Just weeks ago, Israel announced plans to take full control of the entire Gaza Strip, calling Gaza City Hamas’s last stronghold.
Aid groups and the UN are sounding the alarm. With famine already declared in Gaza City, they warn that a full-scale offensive could have devastating — even catastrophic — consequences for civilians. Photo by Chatham House, Wikimedia commons.
