A view over the northern Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border in southern Israel on Jan. 16, 2026. Amir Levy/Getty Images
The White House announced on Jan. 16 the names of members appointed to the Gaza Board of Peace, which President Donald Trump created as part of phase two of a U.S.-backed plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip.
Among the founding executive board members are U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
