Australian Senator says Blair should be ‘on trial’, not part of Gaza plan
Australian Senator David Shoebridge, a member of the Greens party, has joined others in voicing incredulity that former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is tipped to have a role in Trump’s plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza.
Blair has been named by Trump as a member of a proposed “board of peace” for the governance of post-war Gaza.
“Tony Blair’s only role in the Middle East should be as a defendant, on trial for commencing the illegal and disastrous Iraq war that destroyed millions of lives,” Shoebridge said in a post on social media.
Tony Blair’s only role in the Middle East should be as a defendant, on trial for commencing the illegal and disastrous Iraq war that destroyed millions of lives.
— David Shoebridge (@DavidShoebridge) September 29, 2025
UN relief chief says Trump’s plan ‘opens new possibilities’ for aid
In a post on social media, Tom Fletcher, the head of the UN humanitarian agency (OCHA), said that the plan would offer “new possibilities for humanitarians to deliver lifesaving aid at the scale desperately needed by civilians”.
“And hostages finally coming home,” Fletcher said.
“We are ready and eager to work – in a practical and principled way – to seize this moment for peace,” he added.
President Trump’s plan opens new possibilities for humanitarians to deliver lifesaving aid at the scale desperately needed by civilians. And hostages finally coming home.
We are ready and eager to work - in a practical and principled way - to seize this moment for peace.
— Tom Fletcher (@UNReliefChief) September 29, 2025
What new possibilities? You mean back to the old ones, open some crossings so the UN can do their job. Desperately needed and required by international law regardless of this 'peace' plan.
Netanyahu claims Israeli military will ‘remain in most of Gaza’
The Israeli prime minister has released a video message praising the Trump-proposed Gaza plan, claiming it has “turned the tables and isolated Hamas” with terms favourable to Israel.
“We will recover all our hostages, alive and well, while the [Israeli military] will remain in most of the Gaza Strip,” said Netanyahu in the video, shared earlier this morning on his official Telegram channel.
However, his statement appears to contradict the details of the Trump plan, which stipulates that “Israel will not occupy or annex Gaza” and that its military will gradually withdraw until fully pulled out, except for a temporary security-perimeter presence.
