Witkoff Announces Phase Two of Trump's Gaza Ceasefire Plan: Demilitarisation and Reconstruction

• Steve Witkoff, Trump's special envoy, announced the launch of Phase Two of the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire plan.
• Phase Two shifts focus from ceasefire to demilitarisation, technocratic governance, and reconstruction of Gaza.
• It includes establishing a transitional administration and expects Hamas to return the final deceased hostage.
• Al Jazeera reports over 1,190 ceasefire violations by Israel and 400 Palestinian deaths since October.
• Mediators from Qatar, Turkey, and Egypt welcomed the formation of a Palestinian technocratic body to be headed by Ali Abdel Hamid Shaath.

Why It Matters: Trump's Gaza plan enters Phase Two, focusing on demilitarisation and reconstruction amid ongoing violations.