Tel Aviv accepts Trump’s invitation to join 'Board of Peace' on Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he will join the "Board of Peace" being established on the initiative of U.S. President Donald Trump to address the situation in the Gaza Strip, the office of the head of the Israeli cabinet reported.

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he accepts the invitation of U.S. President Donald Trump and will become a member of the 'Board of Peace,' which will include world leaders," the message reads.

Netanyahu’s office had previously said the executive committee wasn’t coordinated with the Israeli government and “is contrary to its policy”. Israel’s finance minister Bezalel Smotrich has criticized the board and called for Israel to take unilateral responsibility for Gaza’s future.

According to Bloomberg, the U.S. president plans to approve the council’s mandate and charter on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22.

The Board of Peace is expected to start its work during the second phase of the peace plan that Egypt, Qatar, and the U.S. brokered between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas in October 2025.