Overview
- The White House named an executive founding group that includes Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Tony Blair, Ajay Banga, Marc Rowan and Robert Gabriel Jr., with Donald Trump as chair.
- A technocratic National Committee for the Administration of Gaza led by Ali Sha'ath was introduced to run day-to-day governance during the transition.
- Nickolay Mladenov was appointed High Representative for Gaza to link the Board of Peace with the Palestinian committee, and Major General Jasper Jeffers was tapped to command a planned International Stabilization Force.
- Additional structures and names surfaced for a Gaza Executive Council featuring regional figures such as Turkey’s Hakan Fidan, the UAE’s Reem Al-Hashimy, Qatar’s Ali Al-Thawadi, Israel-Cyprus investor Yakir Gabay and UN diplomat Sigrid Kaag, with further announcements expected at Davos.
- Invitations were confirmed for leaders including Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, Italy signaled readiness to participate pending formal decisions, and diplomats voiced concern over reports the Board’s remit could extend beyond Gaza.