Overview
- The White House published an initial Executive Board for Gaza oversight that includes Tony Blair, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, World Bank President Ajay Banga, Jared Kushner, envoy Steve Witkoff, investor Marc Rowan and adviser Robert Gabriel.
- Israel formally protested that the Gaza body was not coordinated with its government, while a senior U.S. official told Axios, "This is our show," signaling Washington intends to proceed.
- Draft charter texts circulated by media describe an invitation-only council chaired by Trump, with authority to admit or remove members, require his sign-off on major changes and allow dissolution at the chair's discretion.
- The draft sets a three-year membership term unless a state contributes $1 billion within the first year to retain a long-term seat, according to reports and documents published by outlets including the Times of Israel and the Financial Times.
- Invitations went to leaders such as Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Javier Milei and Viktor Orban, and reporting points to an initial gathering around the Davos forum as questions persist over European participation and UN competition.