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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss plans for post-war Gaza, the BBC has confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff has said the US is putting together a “very comprehensive” plan on “the next day” after the war. However, little else has been disclosed about the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blair served as Middle East envoy for a few years after leaving office in 2007 – focusing on bringing economic development to Palestinian areas and creating conditions for a two-state solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, when Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar was asked by reporters what the plan was for a Palestinian state, he said there would not be any.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House meeting came after the Israeli military warned Palestinians that the evacuation of Gaza City was “inevitable”, as its forces prepare to conquer it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israeli tanks pushed into a new area of the city overnight, destroying houses and forcing more residents to flee, witnesses said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thousands of people have already moved because of recent Israeli advances – mostly to other parts of the city, where about a million Palestinians still live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In early August, Israel announced plans to occupy the whole Gaza Strip – including Gaza City, which it described as Hamas’s last stronghold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UN and non-governmental organisations have warned that an Israeli offensive in Gaza City – where a famine was declared last week – would have a “horrific humanitarian impact”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n