January 22, 2026 | 09:03 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The White House on Friday announced the members of the Gaza Strip’s proposed “Board of Peace” and the leadership of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on the territory, according to a report from Anadolu News Agency.
In an official statement, the White House said the NCAG will be led by Dr. Ali Sha’ath, a former Palestinian deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority.
The White House described Sha’ath as “a widely respected technocratic leader who will oversee the restoration of public services, rebuild civil institutions, and stabilize daily life in Gaza, while laying the foundation for long-term governance.”
The statement also detailed the composition of the proposed Executive Board, which will support governance and public services in Gaza. Its members include Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan; U.S. President Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff; Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner; former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; United Arab Emirates Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy; veteran Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi; Egypt’s intelligence chief Hassan Rashad; UAE-based Bulgarian diplomat and former United Nations envoy Nickolay Mladenov; Cypriot-Israeli businessman Yakir Gabay; and Dutch politician Sigrid Kaag.
The Executive Board, which will guide the Board of Peace, will be chaired by Trump. Its members include U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Witkoff, Kushner, Blair, billionaire Marc Rowan, World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, and U.S. political adviser Robert Gabriel.
According to the statement, Nickolay Mladenov will serve as High Representative for Gaza, acting as a liaison between the Board of Peace and the NCAG. Meanwhile, Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers will command the International Stabilization Force (ISF).
The United States also appointed Aryeh Lightstone and Josh Gruenbaum as senior advisers to the Board of Peace, tasked with overseeing “day-to-day strategy and operations.”
The White House said additional members of the Executive Board and the Gaza Executive Board will be announced in the coming weeks.
The announcement followed remarks by Witkoff on Wednesday confirming the start of the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan. He said the focus will shift toward demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction.
The ceasefire took effect in October. Its first phase halted the fighting, allowed a partial Israeli withdrawal, facilitated the exchange of Israeli hostages for hundreds of Palestinians held in Israel, and permitted limited humanitarian aid into Gaza, though the agreement called for full access.
The second phase includes a full Israeli withdrawal, the disarmament of Hamas, the deployment of an International Stabilization Force, and the establishment of a temporary Palestinian technocratic administration to govern Gaza.
Palestinian authorities have accused Israel of repeatedly violating the ceasefire, which followed a war that killed more than 71,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 171,000 since October 2023.
Since the truce took effect, nearly 450 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,200 injured, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
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