Gazan Board of Peace

Why Morocco's commitment is a major milestone for the US peace plan in Gaza - analysis

Morocco has 'formally signed its Participating Country Agreement with the International Stabilization Force' for Gaza.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Moroccan Apache helicopters take part in the "African Lion" joint military exercise between US and Moroccan forces in the Tan-Tan region in southwestern Morocco on May 8, 2026.
A woman walks past a mural depicting football player Lamine Yamal waving a Palestinian flag during the Catalans' title parade, painted by Palestinian artists on the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, at Shati (Beach) refugee camp in Gaza City on May 13, 2026.

Hamas dissolution of Gaza government is a trick to keep weapons, expert warns

"The bottom line is that this is pulling the wool over everyone's eyes. There is nothing real here, especially for us," says Dr. Moshe Elad.

|By103FM
Palestinians ride past the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Gaza City, June 23, 2026.

Don’t believe Hamas will relinquish power in Gaza, Palestinians tell ‘Post’

“Hamas hasn’t declared an end to its rule in the Gaza Strip,” a senior Palestinian official in Ramallah told The Jerusalem Post on Monday.

|ByDANA BEN-SHIMON
Government Media Office Director Ismail Thawabteh (R) and Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem (L) speak at a press conference regarding the resignation of the head of the Government Emergency Committee and the acting head of Government Follow-up.

If Hamas dissolves its Gaza government, who will enforce its disarmament? - analysis

Hamas has its messaging, and it wants to stir the pot and confuse everyone by obfuscating whether it will give up power that it was never supposed to have.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

What is Trump's Board of Peace and who has joined so far? - explainer

Trump first proposed the board last September when he announced his plan to end the Gaza war. He later said the board's remit would be expanded beyond Gaza to tackle other conflicts worldwide.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump poses with the signed agreement at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a US-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

Israel’s calculated bet on Trump’s Board of Peace - analysis

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would accept Trump’s invitation to join, but did not say whether Jerusalem would pay the $1 billion fee required to become a founding member.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByHERB KEINON
Israeli military vehicles on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel, January 21, 2026.

Erdogan, Trump discuss Syria, Gaza in call as Syria announces ceasefire with Kurdish forces

Turkey separately weighed whether Erdogan should join the US leader's "Board of Peace" initiative.

JANUARY 21, 2026ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan gesture as they pose for a photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025.

As Trump’s Board of Peace gains global backing, Europe remains cautious over Gaza plan

The United States has sent more than 60 invitations to heads of state to join US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, with only some countries confirming that their leaders will join.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
US President Donald Trump wearing a "happy Trump" pin speaks during a meeting at the White House in Washington, January 9, 2026; illustrative.

Netanyahu weighing US trip for AIPAC conference, White House meeting with Trump

The prime minister's expected trip comes amid public disagreement between Jerusalem and Washington over the make-up of Gaza's Board of Peace.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByAMICHAI STEIN
Speaking via satellite feed from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses AIPAC in Washington, US, March 26, 2019

As Israel pushes back, Gaza becomes testing ground for emerging post-war governance - analysis

The emergence of a Palestinian technocratic governing committee alongside Trump’s US-backed Board of Peace has triggered sharp Israeli backlash, exposing cabinet rifts and deep unease.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE
Palestinians stand near the rubble in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2026

European states see US-led Gaza base as ‘failure,’ consider pullback, diplomats say

Dozens of countries, including Germany, France, Britain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, sent personnel to the center as they sought to influence discussions on Gaza's future.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByREUTERS
US and Israeli soldiers seen at the Civil-Military Coordination Center, in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, November 17, 2025

Gadi Eisenkot: Netanyahu ceded Gaza security, IDF must return to fighting

“Two years and a quarter after the start of the war, the military achievements were not translated into a diplomatic outcome,” Eisenkot said.

JANUARY 20, 2026BySHIR PERETS
MK Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting on the ultra-Orthodox draft law at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on June 24, 2024.

Senior Hamas officials planning 'safe exit' from Gaza Strip, Saudi media outlet reports

Senior Hamas figures are reportedly weighing a coordinated departure from Gaza following the rollout of Phase II of Donald Trump’s plan, according to sources cited by Asharq al-Awsat.

JANUARY 20, 2026ByJAMES GENN
A Hamas terrorist in the Gaza Strip. February 4, 2025.

Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace is concerning for Israeli security - opinion

Israel risks being sidelined as Trump forms a controversial “Board of Peace” with potentially biased members.

JANUARY 20, 2026BySHERWIN POMERANTZ
US President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. participate in a roundtable on rural health, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, January 16, 2026.