Overview
- The White House named an initial Gaza Executive Board including Tony Blair, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, World Bank president Ajay Banga, investor Marc Rowan, adviser Robert Gabriel, Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff.
- Draft charter provisions reported by multiple outlets say members serve three years unless they pay $1 billion to extend, give Trump authority to invite or remove states, allow only a two‑thirds vote to override him, and do not mention Gaza.
- Invitations were sent to leaders including Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al‑Sisi, Argentina’s Javier Milei and Hungary’s Viktor Orban, with further outreach and a Davos rollout expected.
- Israel criticized the plan as uncoordinated and contrary to its policy, while a senior US official told Axios the Gaza effort was “our show,” signaling Washington intends to proceed despite the objections.
- The US announced a National Committee for the Administration of Gaza as a technocratic interim authority, with reported appointments such as Ali Schaath and UN veteran Nikolay Mladenov and initial meetings already underway.