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Trump Announces Gaza Board Including Blair, Rubio, Kushner

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WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday named a seven-member Board of Peace to oversee Gaza's temporary governance and reconstruction and will chair it. Announced Jan. 16 were the Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former UK prime minister Tony Blair, special envoy Steve Witkoff, son-in-law Jared Kushner, World Bank President Ajay Banga, Marc Rowan and adviser Robert Gabriel; Nickolay Mladenov was named high representative. The plan follows an October ceasefire and creates a Palestinian technocratic committee for daily administration with an international stabilization force. Further board members will be announced in coming weeks. Based on 6 articles reviewed and supporting research.

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This 60-second summary was prepared by the JQJO editorial team after reviewing 6 original reports from News Directory 3, CNA, Market Screener, english.news.cn, Deccan Chronicle and DT News.

Timeline of Events

September 2025: Trump unveils the 20-point Gaza peace plan publicly.
October 2025: A fragile ceasefire is reached; plan gains conditional acceptance.
15 January 2026: Trump announces formation of a Board of Peace initiative.
16 January 2026: White House names seven founding executive board members and senior roles.
Mid-late January 2026: Palestinian technocratic committee and stabilization force operational details released; further appointments pending.