Overview
- President Trump will chair the Board of Peace, whose founding members include Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, Marc Rowan, Ajay Banga and Robert Gabriel, according to a White House announcement.
- Former UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov was named High Representative for Gaza to serve as the board’s on-the-ground link.
- Major General Jasper Jeffers was appointed to command the planned International Stabilization Force, which was authorized under a UN Security Council resolution.
- A 15-member Palestinian technocratic body, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza led by Ali Shaath, has been designated to run day-to-day services during the transition.
- Major issues remain unresolved, including Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawals and two-way access at Rafah, with UN data showing aid deliveries below targets and both sides reporting ceasefire violations that have left more than 440 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers dead since October.