White Home unveils members of Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ — RT World Information
The US president will personally chair the committee tasked with reconstructing the Palestinian enclave
President Donald Trump has unveiled the management construction for a high-powered committee to supervise the reconstruction and governance of Gaza, naming himself as its chairman and appointing a controversial roster of diplomats, financiers and political allies.
In a White Home assertion launched Friday, the administration confirmed the formation of the so-called “Board of Peace,” a central pillar of Trump’s 20-point plan to finish the Gaza conflict. Its tasks embrace “governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, funding attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilization.”
Probably the most distinguished appointees are former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and the president’s son-in-law and senior advisor, Jared Kushner. They are going to be joined by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Particular Envoy Steve Witkoff, Apollo International Administration CEO Marc Rowan, World Financial institution Group President Ajay Banga, and Deputy Nationwide Safety Adviser Robert Gabriel.
Some appointments are doubtless to attract scrutiny. Tony Blair, a key US ally within the 2003 invasion of Iraq, stays a polarizing determine within the area. Kushner’s prior peace initiatives have been overwhelmingly rejected by Palestinian management for closely favoring Israel.
The announcement formalizes the launch of what Trump has termed “Part Two” of his peace plan, which follows an preliminary ceasefire and hostage trade settlement reached in early October.
This section focuses on the demilitarization of Hamas and the institution a brand new Nationwide Committee for the Administration of Gaza. The NCAG is led by Palestinian technocrat Dr. Ali Sha’ath and held its first assembly in Cairo on Thursday. The White Home described Sha’ath as “broadly revered for his pragmatic, technocratic management.”
To liaise between the Board of Peace in Washington and the on-the-ground NCAG, Trump appointed Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov because the Excessive Consultant for Gaza. Mladenov may even serve on a separate Gaza Govt Board, which incorporates regional figures corresponding to Turkish International Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al Thawadi.
Israel has reacted with skepticism, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referring to the NCAG’s introduction as a “declarative transfer” fairly than substantive progress.
The battle, triggered by Hamas’s October 2023 assault on Israel, has resulted within the deaths of greater than 71,000 Palestinians, in keeping with Gazan well being officers. Though a ceasefire has largely held since October, authorities report over 450 fatalities from sporadic violence within the enclave because the truce started.
