Overview
- Letters went to roughly 60 nations, with Jordan, Greece, Cyprus, Pakistan and India confirming invitations and Hungary giving an unequivocal yes.
- A draft charter outlines three-year terms with an option for permanent membership via a $1 billion contribution, which the White House says is not a fee to join.
- The documents and invitation letters signal ambitions beyond Gaza, while a U.S. official called any wider role aspirational and the U.N. mandate remains limited to Gaza through 2027.
- The White House named founding executives including Tony Blair, Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, envoy Steve Witkoff and World Bank President Ajay Banga, and appointed Nickolay Mladenov as High Representative for Gaza.
- Israel objected to the Gaza executive board’s composition as Phase Two advances plans for a technocratic Palestinian committee, a stabilization force, Hamas disarmament and reconstruction.