The first meeting of the board tasked with governing Gaza is scheduled to be held on February 19, according to media reports.
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Published February 7, 2026
US President Donald Trump’s so-called “peace commission”, tasked with overseeing governance of the Gaza Strip as part of a US-led peace plan, is scheduled to hold its first meeting in Washington DC later this month, according to online news agency Axios.
The newspaper reported Friday, citing U.S. officials and diplomats from the four countries on the board, that plans for the Feb. 19 meeting, which also doubles as a fundraising event to rebuild Gaza amid Israel’s genocide in the enclave, are still preliminary and subject to change.
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The meeting is scheduled for a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House, Axios reports.
The news agency notes that if Netanyahu attends the peace committee meeting, it will be his first meeting with Arab and Islamic leaders since Israel began its war in Gaza on October 7, 2023.
The White House and State Department have not commented on the report.
Critics liken Trump’s peace commission to a colonial administration and accuse the president of wanting the United Nations to be replaced by his preferred international organization.
President Trump has offered board seats to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is the subject of an International Criminal Court warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, known for being at the forefront of supporting the disastrous and bloody U.S. invasion of Iraq, also sits on the board.
President Trump has suggested the council could help address other conflicts far beyond Gaza, undermining traditional forums for international diplomacy and cooperation such as the United Nations, whose criticism has long been the target of U.S. and Israeli ire.
While the U.S. president and his allies, including his son-in-law Jared Kushner, frequently talk about Gaza’s potential as a future hub for innovation, real estate development and international investment, the political status and legal rights of Palestinians, as well as responsibility for the war crimes committed by Israeli forces against Gaza residents, have largely taken a backseat.
