Overview
- Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, World Bank President Ajay Banga, financier Marc Rowan and adviser Robert Gabriel were named to the Board of Peace executive panel, with Nickolay Mladenov as high representative for Gaza.
- Bloomberg reported a draft charter granting the chairman power over invitations, agendas, money and succession, with a clause offering exemption from a three‑year term to countries contributing over $1 billion in the first year.
- The White House called reports of a $1 billion minimum fee misleading, saying there is no required payment to join and that large contributions would confer permanent membership.
- Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office said the Gaza Executive Board announcement was not coordinated with Jerusalem and runs contrary to Israeli policy, instructing the foreign minister to raise the issue with Secretary Rubio.
- Invitation letters have gone to leaders including Argentina’s Javier Milei, Canada’s Mark Carney, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el‑Sisi, as critics warn the proposed body could function as a rival to the United Nations and several nations work to oppose the draft.