Trump announces “board of peace” formed for Gaza

• Board of Peace Establishment: US President Donald Trump announced the formation of a "Board of Peace" to supervise post-war Gaza, a central component of "Phase Two" of his administration's 20-point peace plan.
• Transition to Governance: The new board will oversee a 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee tasked with day-to-day administration, moving the focus toward demilitarization and reconstruction despite ongoing concerns over ‘Israeli’ military withdrawals.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza "board of peace," a key phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war on the Palestinian territory.

"It is my Great Honor to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been formed," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that the members of the body will be announced "shortly."

"I can say with certainty that it is the Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place," Trump said.

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 under the supervision of the board of peace, which Trump is expected to chair.

The plan also calls for the deployment of an International Stabilisation Force to help secure Gaza and train vetted Palestinian police units.

"The ball is now in the court of the mediators, the American guarantor and the international community to empower the committee," Bassem Naim, a senior Hamas leader, said in a statement on Thursday.

The US-backed Gaza peace plan first came into force on October 10, facilitating the return of all the captives held by Hamas and an end to the assault on the besieged territory.

The plan's second phase is now underway, though clouded by unresolved issues.

Gaza's health ministry has said ‘Israeli’ forces have killed 451 people since the ceasefire ostensibly took effect.

For Palestinians, the central issue remains ‘Israel's’ full military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip -- a step included in the plan's framework but for which no detailed timetable has been announced.