Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'
Key Points:
- The Trump administration has established a "Board of Peace" for Gaza, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former UK Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner as founding members, with Trump serving as chairman.
- The board is part of a 20-point plan aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas conflict, overseeing Gaza's temporary administration and reconstruction, and includes other notable figures such as World Bank chief Ajay Banga and US national security adviser Robert Gabriel.
- A separate 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), led by Ali Shaath, will manage Gaza’s day-to-day governance, with Nickolay Mladenov acting as