Overview
- The Times reports Keir Starmer is expected to accept a seat on the U.S.-led body, which President Trump says he could unveil as soon as this week.
- No 10 says a formal invitation has not been extended to the prime minister and that a final decision has not been made.
- The White House says the board will set the framework and handle funding for Gaza’s redevelopment with continuing oversight of a future technocratic government.
- A senior British official says the first meeting is expected next week on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Reporting outlines an agenda of disarming Hamas, forming a technocratic authority and attracting investment, with potential members cited as Germany, Italy, Egypt, the UAE and Qatar and conflicting signals over Tony Blair’s role.