Overview
- President Donald Trump said the Gaza Board of Peace has been formed and that he will chair it, with members to be named soon and some reports suggesting announcements could come at Davos.
- Mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey confirmed a 15-member National Committee for the Administration of Gaza led by Ali Shaath to handle day-to-day services during the transition.
- Phase Two shifts from ceasefire to disarmament and rebuilding, with a proposed international stabilisation force still lacking confirmed contributors and mandates; Israel has said Nickolay Mladenov would serve as the board’s director‑general on the ground.
- Hamas has not publicly agreed to disarm; U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff warned of “serious consequences” if the group fails to return the remains of the last deceased hostage and move to demilitarisation.
- Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu called the Palestinian governing committee a declarative step, while aid deliveries remain far below targets, the Rafah crossing is not fully open, and hundreds have been reported killed since the truce began.