Hamas leader Mohammed Nazzal said that the movement was informed of the nomination of former UN diplomat Nikolay Mladenov for the position of Executive Director of the “Peace Council” tasked with administering affairs in the Gaza Strip, following Hamas’s objection to the nomination of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the post.

Nazzal explained that the movement submitted a list of 40 Palestinian professionals to the Egyptian authorities to select a technocratic committee to manage the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the announcement of the establishment of the “Peace Council” to next Thursday instead of tomorrow, in order to address several unresolved issues related to the mechanisms of the council’s anticipated work.