US President Donald Trump has included former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to his list described as “Board of Peace“.
According to Trump, the “Board of Peace” is expected to oversee the United States president’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.
The White House said on Friday in a statement that Blair would be among the board’s founding executive members, alongside Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
Newsbuka reports that other members are: Marc Rowan, the CEO of Apollo Global Management; World Bank Group President Ajay Banga; and Robert Gabriel, a US deputy national security adviser.
According to the statement, Bulgarian diplomat and former senior United Nations official Nickolay Mladenov will serve as the High Representative for Gaza.
The statement also named members of a Gaza Executive Board, aimed at supporting governance and services in Gaza. Blair, Kushner and Witkoff were also named to the board, along with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Qatari diplomat Ali Al Thawadi and others.
Similarly, US Major-General Jasper Jeffers has been appointed as Commander of the International Stabilisation Force for Gaza.
