Overview
- Trump will chair the board, with named members including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, former UK prime minister Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, billionaire Marc Rowan, World Bank president Ajay Banga and US deputy national security adviser Robert Gabriel.
- Former UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov was appointed High Representative for Gaza to interface with a 15‑member technocratic administration led by Ali Shaath, which held its first meeting in Cairo attended by Kushner.
- Major General Jasper Jeffers was named to command an International Stabilization Force, which a mid‑November UN Security Council resolution authorized the board and partner countries to establish.
- The White House also announced a separate Gaza Executive Board to support implementation, listing Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, UN coordinator Sigrid Kaag, UAE minister Reem Al‑Hashimy and Israeli‑Cypriot billionaire Yakir Gabay among its members.
- Invitations went to leaders of Egypt, Turkey, Canada and Argentina to join the effort, with Ankara acknowledging a request, Cairo reviewing it, an aide in Ottawa signaling intent to accept and Buenos Aires calling participation an honor, as disarmament, Israeli withdrawal questions, ongoing truce violations and aid gaps continue to challenge the plan.