The White House announced the launch of Phase Two of a U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire plan, casting the move as the next step of a wider 20-Point Plan to end the Gaza conflict. Under the plan, a 15-member National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) will assume day-to-day governance of an enclave of more than 2 million people. The scheme envisages the full demilitarization of Gaza, the deployment of an International Stabilisation Force to secure the territory and to train vetted Palestinian police units, and a multiyear reconstruction effort. The launch comes amid deep unresolved disputes that could scuttle the shift from ceasefire to demilitarization. Humanitarian briefings cited U.N. data showing fewer than 100 aid trucks are entering Gaza daily, a fraction of the roughly 600 per day agreed under the ceasefire.

Source: ABC News January 16, 2026 06:01 UTC