Overview
- President Trump will chair the newly formed Board of Peace and has named an initial executive slate including Marco Rubio, Tony Blair, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Ajay Banga, Marc Rowan and deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel, with more appointments expected.
- President Javier Milei publicly accepted a formal, signed invitation dated January 16 for Argentina to join as a founding state member, with the letter noting each member may designate an authorized representative for board meetings.
- The plan’s governance architecture assigns day-to-day administration in Gaza to a 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee led by Ali Sha’ath, supported by an international stabilization force commanded by Major General Jasper Jeffers and a high representative, Nickolay Mladenov.
- The framework builds on a United Nations Security Council endorsement in November, while Israel maintained veto power over the technocratic committee’s membership and its security service approved the 15 nominees.
- Key issues remain unresolved, including a timetable for Israeli military withdrawal and Hamas disarmament, and Blair’s inclusion is drawing criticism in the region over his role in the 2003 Iraq war.