The US President, Donald Trump, on Thursday officially launched the “Board of Peace” for Gaza.
In a signing ceremony in Davos, Trump signed the Board of Peace Charter, with the attendance of leaders of the board’s founding member countries, unveiling a bold vision for Gaza’s future.
Launching Gaza Board of Peace
On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Trump signed and ratified the Board of Peace Charter, hailing it as “one of the most consequential bodies ever created.”
The launch of the Board of Peace followed the announcement of the start of phase two of Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, which focuses on the “demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction” of the Strip, according to US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
Charter Signatories
Several leaders took part in the signing ceremony, joining Trump on stage to sign the Charter. These leaders included:
- Argentina: President Javier Milei
- Armenia: Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan
- Azerbaijan: President Ilham Aliyev
- Bahrain: Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa
- Bulgaria: Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov
- Hungary: Prime Minister Viktor Orban
- Indonesia: President Prabowo Subianto
- Jordan: Deputy Prime Minister Ayman Safadi
- Kazakhstan: President Kassym‑Jomart Tokayev
- Kosovo: President Vjosa Osmani
- Mongolia: Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar
- Morocco: Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita
- Pakistan: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
- Paraguay: President Santiago Pena
- Qatar: Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani
- Saudi Arabia: Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan
- Türkiye: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan
- United Arab Emirates: Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority Khaldoon Al Mubarak
- Uzbekistan: President Shavkat Miromonovich Mirziyoyev
According to Trump administration officials, 60 nations have received invitations to the Board of Peace, and about 35 of them committed to join. These include key regional powers such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar and Türkiye.
However, several European countries were absent from the signing ceremony, with some reportedly rejecting the invitation such as France and the UK, citing concerns over the Board’s impact on existing international institutions.
Board of Peace Mission
Chaired by Trump, the Gaza Board of Peace will include a founding Executive Board, involving leaders with expertise in diplomacy, development, infrastructure, and economic strategy.
Each member will manage a specific portfolio critical to Gaza’s stabilization, such as governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilization.
The Executive Board’s members include US State Secretary Marco Rubio; US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff; Trump’s advisor Jared Kushner; former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair; US billionaire businessman Marc Rowan; Trump’s deputy national security advisor Robert Gabriel; and World Bank President Ajay Banga.
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Meanwhile, the former UN envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, will serve as the Board of Peace “High Representative” for Gaza, acting as the on-the-ground link between the Board of Peace and the Palestinian technocratic committee, known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), chaired by Ali Shaath.
The White House also announced the formation of the 11-member Gaza Executive Board to support the work of the NCAG. It includes Rubio, Witkoff, Kushner, Blair and Mladenov, in addition to representatives from Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye and the UAE.
Expanded Mandate
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the US State Secretary, Marco Rubio, praised the Board of Peace as a “group of leaders that is about action,” stressing that the body’s “first and foremost” mission is “making sure that this peace deal in Gaza becomes enduring.” He added that it can look elsewhere afterwards.
While the Board of Peace was originally established in line with Trump’s 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan endorsed by the UN Security Council, the US President suggested its role will extend beyond Gaza and could involve cooperation with the UN.
“Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do. And we’ll do it in conjunction with the United Nations,” Trump said. “We’re going to have peace in the world,” he added.
“I think the combination of the Board of Peace with the kind of people we have here, coupled with the United Nations, can be something very, very unique for the world,” Trump said.
US Plans for Gaza
During his speech, Trump said that the war in Gaza is “really coming to an end,” warning Hamas to disarm, in line with the peace plan. “They have to give up their weapons, and if they don’t do that, it’s going to be the end of them,” he said.
Moreover, Trump referred to Gaza as a “beautiful piece of property” with a great location. “I’m a real estate person at heart, and it’s all about location. And I said, Look at this location on the sea. Look at this beautiful piece of property. What it could be for so many people. It’ll be so so great,” he said.
“People that are living so poorly are going to be so well, but it all began with the location,” Trump added.
In this vein, Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, outlined the administration’s ambitions for Gaza, touting the territory’s “amazing potential.”
He detailed the Board’s blueprint for Gaza’s reconstruction by presenting architectural renderings of luxury high-rises along the coastline. His proposal partitioned the territory into strategic zones designed to foster “coastal tourism” and drive regional economic growth.
“New Gaza, it could be a hope, it could be a destination. We’ve made several impossible things happen just in Gaza today, and there’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to make even more impossible things happen,” Kushner said.
Furthermore, he stressed that the plan relies on Hamas demilitarization. “If Hamas does not demilitarize, that will be what holds back Gaza and the people of Gaza from achieving their aspiration,” Kushner said, emphasizing that the administration does “not have a plan B,” just a “master plan.”
