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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair spent eight years working to promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians as the international community’s envoy to the Middle East.

Nomi Bar-Yaacov, a former international peace negotiator, said: "I don't think the Palestinians trust him at all. I think they view him as a colossal failure during the time that he was the Quartet envoy."

US deputy Middle East envoy Morgan Ortagus said the text did not go far enough in condemning Hamas or recognise Israel's right to defend itself.

Following the Alaska meeting, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Putin had agreed to security guarantees for Ukraine as part of a potential future peace deal, though Moscow has yet to confirm this.

Delhi reportedly lobbied against the move, leading to Holbrooke being appointed envoy to Pakistan and Afghanistan.