Overview
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said President Vladimir Putin received an invitation to join the U.S.-led Gaza Peace Council and that Moscow is studying the proposal.
- Kazakhstan’s president, Kasym-Jomart Tokayev, accepted the invitation according to his spokesman, and Hungary has also publicly agreed to join after invitations went to roughly 60 nations.
- The White House says President Trump will chair the body, with an executive committee working alongside a technocratic Palestinian administration and figures including Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Hakan Fidan and Tony Blair.
- Further details on a planned UN-backed International Stabilization Force are due at the Davos forum, while Gaza’s CNAG signed guiding principles prioritizing essential services and economic recovery.
- Reporting on a draft seen by Reuters describes lifetime chairmanship for Trump and a $1 billion path to permanent membership, as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu objects to certain invitees and the lack of coordination with his government.