The geopolitical landscape surrounding postwar Gaza witnessed significant developments as former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ‘Board of Peace’ attracted international participation. Multiple world leaders have received invitations to join the controversial initiative, which aims to address the territory’s reconstruction and governance following prolonged conflict.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Argentine President Javier Milei, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney have all been approached to participate in the board. Their responses vary from immediate acceptance to careful consideration, with Milei publicly expressing honor at the invitation via social media platform X.
The board’s composition includes prominent political figures such as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who acknowledged Trump’s leadership in establishing the initiative. Blair’s involvement remains contentious due to his role in the 2003 Iraq invasion, though Trump previously verified his acceptability to all parties.
Administrative structure reveals two distinct entities: a primary Board of Peace focusing on governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, and investment mobilization, and a secondary Gaza executive board with advisory functions. The primary board incorporates Secretary of State Marco Rubio, senior negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, World Bank President Ajay Banga, billionaire financier Marc Rowan, and National Security Council member Robert Gabriel.
Concurrent with these developments, a technocratic Palestinian committee held its inaugural meeting in Cairo, attended by Kushner. The White House confirmed additional appointments would follow for both boards, though specific allocations for world leaders remain unclear.
Security dimensions advanced with the appointment of U.S. Major General Jasper Jeffers to lead an International Stabilization Force. This unit will assume security responsibilities in Gaza and establish a new police force to replace Hamas structures. Jeffers previously managed the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire monitoring in late 2024.
The initiative progresses amid ongoing military operations, with Washington characterizing the effort as transitioning from ceasefire implementation to Hamas disarmament. The approach continues to generate debate regarding its vision for economic transformation and potential demographic policies in the conflict-ravaged territory.