Gaza peace plan enters phase two.
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Isaac Saul
4.7 • 816 Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
On January 14, the Trump administration announced the start of “phase two” of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said the second phase will transition from “ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction.” On Thursday, President Donald Trump formally launched the Gaza “Board of Peace,” initially presented as a transitional body to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction. However, the board’s charter has since been expanded to cover a broader mandate for peace globally, raising questions about how it will interact with the United Nations (UN).
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| 0:00.0 | From executive producer Isaac Saul, this is Tangle. |
| 0:12.5 | Good morning, good afternoon and good evening and welcome to the Tle podcast, a place we get views from across the political spectrum, some independent thinking, and a little bit of my take. |
| 0:27.7 | I'm your host, Isaac Saul, and on today's episode, we're going to be talking about the Gaza ceasefire second phase. |
| 0:34.5 | We are in it officially. |
| 0:36.3 | I'm going to share some views from the left and right and the |
| 0:38.7 | Middle East, and then I'm going to share my take. Before you jump in, a quick heads up, in case you |
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| 1:39.1 | Multiple outlets reported that Border Patrol commander Craig Bovino and some federal agents will leave Minneapolis |
| 1:45.7 | following the killing of Alex Priddy on Saturday. |
| 1:50.0 | Borders'ar Tom Homan will reportedly take over immigration and customs enforcement operations |
| 1:55.2 | in Minnesota, while Bovino will return to his previous Border Patrol position in California. |
| 2:01.5 | Separately, according to court filings disclosed on Monday, |
| 2:05.0 | the Trump administration has limited its investigation of Priddy's death |
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