Displaced Palestinians live amongst the rubble and debris of homes and businesses destroyed by the Israeli military in over two years of military strikes on the Gaza Strip enclave on Saturday — AFP WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (AFP): US President Donald Trump is starting to flesh out his so-called "Board of Peace" and related entities for postwar Gaza, with multiple world leaders saying Saturday they have been asked to join.
The White House said that under Trump's plan, there would be a main board, chaired by Trump himself, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern the war-wracked territory, and a second "executive board" that appears designed to have a more advisory role.
An initial list of appointees was issued by the White House, which said more names would be added.
Here is the list of people involved so far in the various entities:
BOARD OF PEACE: The White House says the Board of Peace will take on issues such as "governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding and capital mobilization."
US President Donald Trump, chair, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Trump's special negotiator, Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, Tony Blair, former UK prime minister, Marc Rowan, billionaire US financier, Ajay Banga, World Bank president, Robert Gabriel, loyal Trump aide on the National Security Council
Leaders who have said they were invited to join are: Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Argentine President Javier Milei, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his ruling coalition partners on Sunday after objecting to the composition of a Gaza advisory panel formed by the White House, according to an official and media reports.
The White House announced this week the setting up of a "Gaza Executive Board," which would operate under a broader "Board of Peace" to be chaired by US President Donald Trump as part of his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza.
The executive board, described as having an advisory role, includes Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi, alongside other regional and international officials.
Late on Saturday, Netanyahu's office objected to the composition of the executive board.
"The announcement regarding the composition of the Gaza Executive Board, which is subordinate to the Board of Peace, was not coordinated with Israel and runs contrary to its policy," the office of Netanyahu said.
"The Prime Minister has instructed the Foreign Affairs Minister to contact the US Secretary of State on this matter."
It did not explain the reason for its objection, but Israel has previously objected strongly to any Turkish role in post-war Gaza, with relations between the two countries deteriorating sharply since the war began in October 2023.
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