Phase Two in Gaza?

In this episode of Hold Your Fire! , Richard speaks with Crisis Group experts Amjad Iraqi, Mairav Zonszein and Max Rodenbeck about President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace and its implications for Gaza. They unpack the structure of the board’s different layers, how Palestinians are reacting to the new Palestinian technocratic Gaza committee and what that committee will do. They look at conditions on the ground in Gaza amid frequent ceasefire violations and Hamas’s continued hold of parts of the strip. They also assess the obstacles to moving the peace plan forward, including working out agreement on the sequencing of Hamas decommissioning weapons, on one hand, and Israeli withdrawing troops and letting in reconstruction aid on the other, as well as the still-uncertain prospects for an international stabilisation force in the strip. For more, check out our recent episodes “ Norway’s FM Espen Barth Eide on Greenland, Iran, Trump’s Board of Peace and other crises ”, “ The Greenland Showdown and Board of Peace at Davos ” and our Israel/Palestine page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Phase Two in Gaza? is an episode from Hold Your Fire! by International Crisis Group.

This episode is 43:41 long.

This episode was published on Feb 7, 2026.

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