In a joint statement released on Wednesday, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar announced their intention to appoint a new board.
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The ministers “reaffirm their countries’ support for the President Trump-led peace efforts,” the statement read.
The board’s goal is “consolidating a permanent ceasefire, supporting the reconstruction of Gaza, and advancing a just and lasting peace grounded in the Palestinian right to self-determination and statehood in accordance with international law, thereby paving the way for security and stability for all countries and peoples of the region.”
The “board of peace,” which is a component of Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza, was unveiled just days after the White House made the announcement.
A Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with overseeing day-to-day operations in the Strip will be led by senior Trump advisors Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as well as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Palestinians in Gaza continue to be subject to deadly Israeli military sieges and humanitarian aid restrictions, and they have questions about how the US-led mechanisms actually work.
Several ardent supporters of Israel have also been criticized by Trump for joining the “board of peace,” as well as for Benjamin Netanyahu’s participation, according to observers.
Netanyahu’s office announced that he would participate in the mechanism on Wednesday, as he is currently facing an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged war crimes committed in Gaza.
Abu Ramzi al-Sandawi, a resident of Gaza, criticized Netanyahu and called him “the leader of the war on Gaza.”
Al-Sandawi in Gaza City told Al Jazeera, “He destroyed our entire world.” Netanyahu is credited with starting this war, saying, “It is known.”
Source: Aljazeera
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