United States (US) Donald Trump has invited world leaders to join his “board of peace” to oversee the post-war transition in Gaza.
He invited leaders of Egypt and Turkiye.
According to reports, the White House will oversee the temporary governance of Gaza under the US president’s plan to end Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged territory.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received the proposal in a letter sent on Friday by Trump inviting him to “become a founding member” of the board, Turkish presidential communications director Burhanettin Duran posted on social media on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, said at a news conference on Saturday that the country was reviewing a separate invitation from Trump to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to join the board.
The White House on Friday announced several members of the board, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Trump is to chair the board.
At least 71,548 people have been killed and 171,353 wounded by Israeli forces across Gaza since October 2023.
A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.
