Trump Launches Gaza ‘Council of Peace,’ Invites Milei, Erdogan, Sisi and Carney

Overview

• The White House issued founding invitations naming Trump as chair of a new international body to steer Gaza’s transition under the U.S. plan backed by U.N. Resolution 2803.
• Argentina’s Javier Milei published his invitation and called it an honor, Turkey’s presidency confirmed a letter to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Canada indicated Mark Carney intends to accept, and Brazil’s Lula was invited but has not agreed.
• The initial executive slate includes Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, World Bank president Ajay Banga, financier Marc Rowan and aide Robert Gabriel, with Blair saying he felt honored.
• The administration says the council will focus on governance capacity, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large‑scale financing and capital mobilization for Gaza.
• A U.N.-mandated International Stabilization Force led by U.S. Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers is designated to provide security and train a new police force, with Nickolay Mladenov named to liaise with a Palestinian technocratic committee as questions over representation persist.