US EditionTrump Confidants, Former British Leader and Middle East Officials Are at Forefront of US Gaza Plan
- On Thursday, US President Donald Trump announced the Board of Peace and the White House sent invitations this week to Egypt, Turkey, Argentina and Canada, with Trump declaring himself chair.
- The Board is designed to handle governance capacity-building and reconstruction as Donald Trump, US President, advances a 20-point plan focused on Gaza’s reconstruction and full demilitarisation.
- On Friday, the White House announced an initial executive panel including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, former UK prime minister Tony Blair, World Bank President Ajay Banga, US financier Marc Rowan, Robert Gabriel, and Nickolay Mladenov as CEO.
- Mr Trump named Major General Jasper Jeffers to lead the International Stabilisation Force, which will provide security and train a new police force as Israel has threatened to resume the war if Hamas refuses to disarm.
- The partners are set to convene in the near future, but it remains unclear which countries might contribute personnel or on what terms, while the administration announced a 15-member technocrat government after a meeting in Cairo and the last hostage's remains remain an unresolved sequencing issue.
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Israel strongly objects Trump-led Gaza Peace Board
Jerusalem: Israel’s government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing the next steps in Gaza. The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington says the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details. Saturday’s statement also said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the foreign ministry to contact Secretary of State…
Netanyahu's office: U.S. announcement on composition of Gaza Executive Board not coordinated with Israel, runs counter to Israel’s policy
Netanyahu's statement addresses the composition of the 2nd of the 2 new bodies, which will be responsible for overseeing the on-the-ground activity, and includes Turkish and Qatari officials
On Saturday, the heads of state of Argentina, Canada, Egypt and Turkey stated that they had received an invitation from their American counterpart to become a founding member of the peace team in the Palestinian enclave.
Presidents Javier Milei and Recep Tayyip Erdogan are among the world leaders who were invited to join Donald Trump's so-called Peace Board, as the U.S. moves forward with its peace plan for the Palestinian enclave of Gaza.The Argentine president thanked Trump this Saturday for the invitation and stated that it would be an honor to join.The president of Turkey was also invited to be a founding member of the council, according to Burhanettin Duran…
Trump confidants, former British leader and Middle East officials are at forefront of U.S. Gaza plan
Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s closest confidants, a former British prime minister, an American general and a collection of top officials from Middle Eastern governments are at the forefront of the U.S. Gaza ceasefire plan.
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