Egypt has abandoned the clause on the formation of a “government of technocrats” in the Gaza Strip in its proposal to end the war and post-conflict settlement in the enclave, Mustafa Bakri, a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives (lower house of parliament) said.
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Earlier, the Asharq TV channel reported that Egypt presented to Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement its proposal to end the war in the Gaza Strip and post-conflict development, consisting of three stages. As part of the Egyptian initiative in the Gaza Strip, it was proposed to form a government of technocrats, which would oversee humanitarian aid issues, the process of restoring the enclave and the preparation of general presidential elections in Palestine.
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“The proposal included the formation of a Palestinian government of technocrats to govern Gaza after the war, but there were many objections to this, including from the Palestinian Authority,” Bakri said.
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However, he added that objections to the formation of a government of technocrats came not only from the Palestinian Authority, but also from other parties.
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“Hamas could be part of this government, which the Israeli side objected to, and this point (about a government of technocrats) was canceled,” Bakri said.
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The MP said that the Israeli side had been informed of the Egyptian proposal, “but so far there has been no positive reaction.”
