US President Donald Trump announced the date of the first meeting of the Gaza Peace Committee. Trump announced he would meet the Gaza Peace Committee in Washington on February 19.
The first meeting of the Gaza Peace Committee, one of the leading bodies that will implement the second phase of US President Trump's 20-item Gaza Peace Plan, will be held in Washington on February 19.
While making a statement about work in the Gaza Strip, US President Donald Trump announced that the Gaza Peace Panel would meet with members of the Gaza Peace Panel at the Donald J. Trump Peace Institute in Washington.
Stating that members of the Gaza Peace Committee have donated more than $5 billion to humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts in Gaza, Mr. Trump announced that member states have also allocated thousands of personnel to the International Stabilization Force, which is expected to be deployed in the Gaza Strip.
Trump declared that Hamas must quickly fulfill its commitment to disarmament under the ceasefire agreement and said: “The Peace Commission will prove to be the most important international organization in history and I am honored to chair it.”
WHAT COUNTRIES ARE IN THE GAZA PEACE COUNCIL?
In the second phase of the ceasefire agreement reached after Israel's two-year massacre in Gaza, during the transition period, the Peace Board and its Executive Board will manage Gaza and serve until the end of 2027.
In addition to Türkiye and the United States, 22 other countries have accepted invitations to join the council.
Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Armenia, Morocco, Israel, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Hungary, Egypt, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Vietnam are the countries that have agreed to join the Gaza Peace Committee.
PERMANENT MEMBER 1 BILLION USD
According to the council's draft charter, the President of the United States would be the council's first president and the council would be responsible for promoting peace and resolving conflicts worldwide.
Under the statute, member states will be limited to three-year terms unless they gain permanent membership by paying $1 billion each to fund the council's operations.
The White House appointed US 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 as founding Executive Board members of the initiative.
