The White House has named senior U.S. and international figures to a so-called "Board of Peace" to oversee Gaza’s temporary governance under a plan unveiled by President Donald Trump on Friday.
Those appointed include U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, former British prime minister Tony Blair and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. Trump will chair the board, according to the White House.
The plan, announced in October, envisages Gaza being run during a transitional period by a Palestinian technocratic body overseen by the international board. Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have signed off on the proposal.
The White House said the responsibilities of individual members of the "founding executive board" had not yet been detailed. No Palestinians were named, although officials said more members would be announced in the coming weeks.
The board will also include private equity executive Marc Rowan, World Bank president Ajay Banga and Trump adviser Robert Gabriel. Nickolay Mladenov, a former United Nations Middle East envoy, has been appointed high representative for Gaza.
Army Major General Jasper Jeffers, a U.S. special operations commander, was named head of an International Stabilisation Force. A UN Security Council resolution adopted in mid-November authorised the board and partner countries to establish the force in Gaza.
An additional 11-member "Gaza Executive Board" was also announced.
It will support Mladenov’s office and the Palestinian technocratic body, and will include Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, UN Middle East peace coordinator Sigrid Kaag, United Arab Emirates minister Reem Al-Hashimy and Israeli-Cypriot businessman Yakir Gabay.
The plan has drawn criticism from rights experts and advocates, who say a U.S.-led board overseeing governance of a foreign territory resembles a colonial structure.
Blair’s involvement has also been criticised because of his role in the Iraq war and the history of British imperialism in the Middle East.
Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the ceasefire, during which more than 450 Palestinians, including over 100 children, and three Israeli soldiers have been reported killed.
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza since October 2023 has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, triggered a hunger crisis and displaced the territory’s entire population.
Multiple rights experts, scholars and a UN inquiry say the campaign amounts to genocide. Israel says it acted in self-defence after Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages in an attack in late 2023.
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