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Inside Trump’s New Gaza Oversight Boards
The administration of US President Donald Trump has begun reaching out to political leaders, diplomats and business figures worldwide to serve on proposed bodies that would oversee governance and reconstruction in postwar Gaza.
The White House said the framework includes three entities: a main “Board of Peace” chaired by Trump, a Palestinian technocratic committee to administer Gaza, and a separate executive board with an advisory and support role.
According to the White House, the Board of Peace is expected to focus on governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment mobilisation and large-scale funding.
Those confirmed to serve include President Trump as chair, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special negotiator Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, former UK prime minister Tony Blair, US financier Marc Rowan, World Bank President Ajay Banga, and Robert Gabriel, a senior Trump aide on the National Security Council.
Who Trump Invited to His Gaza Boards Credit: Thestraitstimes
The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, which is made up of technocrats, is expected to oversee the restoration of public services, the rebuilding of civil institutions, and the stabilisation of daily life in the territory. It is to be headed by Ali Shaath, a former Palestinian Authority deputy minister.
The Gaza Executive Board, designed to support effective governance and service delivery, is expected to include Witkoff, Kushner, Blair and Rowan, alongside Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi, Egypt’s intelligence chief General Hassan Rashad, Emirati minister Reem Al-Hashimy and Israeli businessman Yakir Gabay.
In addition, several world leaders have said they were invited to participate in the broader initiative.
They include Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Argentine President Javier Milei, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Romanian President Nicusor Dan and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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