US announces next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan as committee is formed to run battered enclave

By Jennifer Hansler, Ibrahim Dahman, Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — The US announced the start of the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan on Wednesday as a new committee was formed to run the battered enclave. US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the second phase of the 20-point-plan would focus on “demilitarization, technocratic governance,