Overview
- President Donald Trump published the founding executive board of seven to steer his Gaza plan, including Tony Blair, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Ajay Banga, Marc Rowan and Robert Gabriel.
- The White House said each member will oversee a defined portfolio focused on governance capacity, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale financing and capital mobilization.
- Nickolay Mladenov was named High Representative for Gaza, and U.S. General Jasper Jeffers will command the International Stabilization Force.
- Phase two of the plan envisions disarming Hamas, a progressive withdrawal of Israeli forces and the deployment of an international force, with elements previously backed by a UN Security Council resolution in November.
- Hamas previously rejected the council as illegitimate, and reports of recent ceasefire violations in Gaza underscore persistent risks to acceptance and implementation.