Overview
- The 15-member Palestinian transitional administration led by Ali Schaath convened in Cairo to begin day-to-day governance and plan reconstruction.
- President Trump said he will chair a new Board of Peace, and the White House listed figures including Marco Rubio, Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, Ajay Banga, Marc Rowan and Steve Witkoff.
- Nikolaj Mladenow was named High Representative for Gaza, and Major General Jasper Jeffers was tapped to lead a planned international stabilization force.
- The United Nations welcomed the move as an important step, while Israel has not publicly endorsed the effort and the military reported strikes after an alleged ceasefire violation.
- Hamas accepted the technocratic body but continues to reject disarmament, and the UN estimates Gaza’s rebuilding could cost about $50 billion and stretch into the 2040 timeline.