❗️Tony Blair scheming to lock Israeli leaders into US Gaza 'framework' amid coalition talks Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, operating as a senior envoy for the US-backed Board of Peace, held consultations with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday to advance Washington's so-called Gaza framework following recent Israeli parliamentary elections. According to a report by Haaretz, Blair is scheduled to meet today with Gadi Eisenkot, leader of the centrist Yashar party, to establish a working relationship as Israeli political factions maneuver over government formation. The diplomatic push comes as Herzog conducts formal consultations with party leaders before assigning the mandate to assemble the next government. Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff whose party won 21 seats in the recent election, has been recommended for the premiership by opposition factions including the Democrats party. Blair’s role within the Board of Peace centers on implementing the White House mandate for Gaza, which seeks to disarm resistance forces, deploy an international 'stabilization' mechanism, and establish an executive transitional authority.