President Donald Trump used the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday to unveil his so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza. It comprises around twenty signatory countries and will oversee the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), headed by Ali Shaath, a former deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority. The NCAG will oversee the day-to-day administration of the Palestinian enclave.
Western European leaders are conspicuously absent from the board, having expressed reservations over its mandate and international legitimacy. Still, the Board of Peace will supposedly oversee Phase II of the Gaza Peace Plan. This part of the plan centers on a two-pronged strategy that seeks to pair international oversight with local administration.
Yet many uncertainties remain regarding the plan’s feasibility.
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