WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Thursday (Jan 15) introduced the formation of a Gaza “board of peace,” a key part two ingredient of a US-backed plan to finish the warfare within the Palestinian territory.
“It’s my Nice Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been fashioned,” Trump posted on his Reality Social platform, including that the members of the physique might be introduced “shortly”.
“I can say with certainty that it’s the Biggest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, anyplace,” 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 underneath the supervision of the board of peace, which Trump is anticipated to chair.
The plan additionally requires the deployment of an Worldwide Stabilisation Pressure to assist safe Gaza and prepare vetted Palestinian police models.
“The ball is now within the court docket 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.
The US-backed Gaza peace plan first got here into drive on Oct 10, facilitating the return of all of the hostages held by Hamas and an finish to the combating within the besieged territory.
