Overview
- President Donald Trump will preside over the new Board of Peace, naming Marco Rubio, Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Ajay Banga and Marc Rowan among the founding executive members.
- Argentina’s President Javier Milei publicly accepted an invitation to join as a founding state member after sharing Trump’s signed letter.
- Turkey and Egypt confirmed receipt of invitations to become founding members, with Cairo reviewing the proposal, while invitations were also sent to Brazil, Paraguay and Canada.
- Trump appointed U.S. Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers to command an International Stabilization Force intended to provide security in Gaza and train a new Palestinian police force.
- The Board will supervise the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza led by Ali Shaath, though Israel says the announcements were not coordinated with it and key issues such as Hamas disarmament and any withdrawal timeline remain unresolved.