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Trump Announces Formation of 'Peace Council' for Gaza

Published January 16, 2026, 07:14
Trump Announces Formation of 'Peace Council' for Gaza

Donald Trump announced the formation of a 'peace council' for Gaza, which will oversee a transitional Palestinian committee of technocrats. He will lead the council, whose members will be announced soon. The committee, headed by Ali Saath, will take over the daily administration of the Gaza Strip and focus on rebuilding the area, which has suffered massive destruction. Bulgarian diplomat Nikolai Mladenov is expected to lead the council's operations in the field. Other council members will come from the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey. The announcement comes as part of the 'second phase' of the US plan for Gaza, while the region faces severe shortages of food, water, medicine, and fuel despite the ceasefire agreement.