Trump publicizes ‘board of peace’ shaped for Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday (January 15, 2026) introduced the formation of a Gaza “board of peace,” a key part two aspect of a U.S.-backed plan to finish the warfare within the Palestine.

“It’s my Nice Honour to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been shaped,” Mr. Trump posted on his Fact Social platform, including that the members of the physique can be introduced “shortly.”

“I can say with certainty that it’s the Best and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, anyplace,” Mr. Trump stated.

The board’s creation comes shortly after the announcement of a 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee, charged with managing the day-to-day governance of post-war Gaza.

The committee will work beneath the supervision of the board of peace, which Mr. Trump is predicted to chair.

The plan additionally requires the deployment of an Worldwide Stabilisation Pressure to assist safe Gaza and practice vetted Palestinian police items.

“The ball is now within the courtroom of the mediators, the American guarantor and the worldwide neighborhood to empower the committee,” Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas chief, stated in an announcement on Thursday (January 15, 2026).

The U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan first got here into power on October 10, facilitating the return of all of the hostages held by Hamas and an finish to the preventing within the besieged territory.

The plan’s second part is now underway, although clouded by unresolved points.

Gaza’s Hamas-run Well being Ministry has stated Israeli forces have killed 451 folks because the ceasefire ostensibly took impact.

For Palestinians, the central problem stays Israel’s full navy withdrawal from the Gaza Strip — a step included within the plan’s framework however for which no detailed timetable has been introduced.

Hamas, in the meantime, has refused to publicly decide to a full disarmament, a non-negotiable demand from Israel.