"You can't solve a problem without a plan," @jaredkushner "Sector by sector, Gaza will be rebuilt...Bound by verification, each step earned and checked to advance...Gaza will be rebuilt by Gazans." quotes from @BoardOfPeace I am honored and fascinated to have attended a High-Level Briefing of the Board of Peace in NYC this morning discussing the progress, plan, and way ahead in Gaza. Briefings from/with @jaredkushner @SteveWitkoff @InstituteGC @lightstonea @NCAG @nmladenov @AliShaathNCAG @JZGruen 🧵 1/11

Through the lens of urban warfare history it was fascinating seeing lessons of the past being incorporated to include even from U.S. military experiences in really tough cases like Fallujah, Ramadi, Tal Afar, and even parts of Baghdad. From the incremental approach (COP in a box) of Ramadi, post-conflict security requirements (stabilization forces, local police, disarmament, explosive ordnance operations) of numerous battles where that was planned in advance of operations, to all the lines of operations (governance, essential services, economic, employment, education) familiar in urban stability operations. 2/11

Tony Blair started the briefing reviewing what had been achieved in a relatively short time. While many claimed and still claim "impossible." The achievements thus far (from the UNSC 2803 mandate, 15 point roadmap, full establishment and recognition of the @NCAG commitments and delivery of funds, ISF troops, open schools, and many operations in Gaza with @UN and more). A lot to do, and a focus on the first year on preparation while this year implementation will be clear. 3/11

The Peace Board High Representative for Gaza & Director-General @nmladenov Nickolay Mladenov (Former UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process) spoke of the success of turning the 12 commissions of Gaza into the official @NCAG 4/11 Nothing advances without verification. No mistakes of the past with big plans, flooding investment, but no verification of actions. A clear, phased, plan, sector by sector, bound by verification, each step earned and checked before advancing. Phase 0 - Preparation Phase 1 - ISF and NCAG deploy Phase 2 - Decommissioning. Sector by sector Phase 3 - NCAG governs Phase 4 - Full-scale reconstruction

Securing Gaza. Sector by sector. Bite by bite (urban warfare history) - Of course of interest to me was U.S. Army Major General Jasper Jeffers III who commands the International Stabilization Force (ISF) tasked with overseeing security, demilitarization, and aid delivery in the Gaza Strip. 5/11 MG Jeffers discussed all the work ongoing to include surveys into Rafa (the first area of deployment of the ISF), 500 troops read to deploy from Kosovo and Morocco, others enroute/training. 250,000 Gazan police applicants, 19,000 vetted. Kosovo also providing much needed EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal). A five point plan for demilitarization/security: 1 - ISF enters sector 2 - Weapons and tunnels decommissioned 3 - Civil security (vetted/trained NCAG local police) 4 - NCAG in control (governance, services) 5 - IDF withdrawal (as sectors verified demilitarized)

"The NCAG is color blind" meaning no yellow/red/green, this is about rebuilding all of Gaza one sector at a time. It starts in Rafah, then Khan Yunis, Central Camps, and then Gaza City and Norther Gaza. 6/11 Chief Commissioner of the @NCAG Dr. Ali Shaath gave an update to how Gaza sectors will be governed by Palestinians/Gazans, and the immediate priorities (reminds me of SWEAT-MSO U.S. framework for infrastructure needs -- S – Sewage W – Water E – Electricity A – Academics T – Trash MSO -Medical, Safety, and Other community) the NCAG is working on with Israel, UN, and others: Solid waste management Winterization Wash infrastructure Medical evacuations Shelters