Overview
- The White House listed founding Board of Peace members including Tony Blair, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Marc Rowan, Ajay Banga and Robert Gabriel, with President Trump as chair.
- Former UN envoy Nikolaj Mladenow was appointed High Representative linking the Board and Gaza’s transitional cabinet, and Major General Jasper Jeffers will command the International Stabilization Force.
- A Gaza Executive Board was named to drive implementation with Mladenow, Blair, Witkoff, Kushner and Rowan, joined by Hakan Fidan, Ali Al‑Thawadi, Hassan Rashad, Reem Al‑Hashimy, Jakir Gabay and Sigrid Kaag.
- A 14‑member Palestinian technocratic government led by Ali Shaath convened in Cairo to handle day‑to‑day administration under the new framework.
- Major hurdles remain as Hamas refuses to disarm, contributing countries for the ISF are still being recruited with Indonesia the lone public pledge, Germany was not given a seat, and the Board is expected to gather next week in Davos.