Trump set to unveil Gaza governance plan before Christmas: Report

US President Donald Trump is preparing to announce a sweeping new governance structure for Gaza, including a personally led so-called "Board of Peace," as part of the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire deal, according to US officials and a Western source involved in the talks.

The rollout, expected before the Christmas holiday break, aims to facilitate further Israeli withdrawals and establish international oversight to stabilize the Gaza Strip, Axios reported on Thursday.

The initiative builds on a US-led plan first outlined in September 2025, which received UN Security Council endorsement last month for an associated international stabilization force.

"All of the different elements are pretty well-advanced. It's all moving ahead, and the aim is to announce it before people break for the holidays," the Western source told Axios.

Under the proposed Phase Two, Israel would withdraw from additional areas of Gaza, allowing for the deployment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Palestinian territories currently under Israeli control.

The ISF, authorized by a UN Security Council resolution in November, would operate under a unified command acceptable to the new governing body and coordinate with the Palestinian Technocratic Government, Israel, and Egypt.

Potential troop contributors include Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Turkey, though formal commitments remain unconfirmed.

The force's mandate, set for at least two years, also emphasizes demilitarizing Gaza by overseeing the destruction of what it calls offensive infrastructure and the decommissioning of weapons from Palestinian resistance groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad.  

Hamas and Islamic Jihad rejected the UN Security Council resolution, arguing that it imposes international guardianship, does not address Palestinian rights, and aims to disarm the resistance movements.

Hamas said the resolution does not meet the political and humanitarian demands and rights of the Palestinian people.

The movement stressed that any international force must be deployed only at Gaza’s borders to monitor the ceasefire under UN supervision.

Hamas rules out deployment of foreign force in Gaza that would ‘act as substitute for occupation’

The Gaza Strip’s Hamas resistance movement rules out deployment of any foreign force to Gaza that would effectively serve as a substitute for the Israeli military.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to visit Washington later this month, following Trump's reported directive that he become a "better partner" on Gaza.

 Netanyahu has previously endorsed the peace framework, which includes phased Israeli withdrawals contingent on security conditions.

At the apex of the new structure sits the so-called Board of Peace, chaired by Trump and comprising about 10 leaders from Arab and Western nations to provide transitional oversight.

Supporting it is the International Executive Board, featuring former British prime minister Tony Blair, Trump advisers Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and senior officials from Board of Peace member countries.

Beneath this lies the Palestinian Technocratic Government, a non-partisan cabinet of 12–15 experts with backgrounds in management and business.

US officials say Washington is on the verge of securing buy-in from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and regional governments for the final slate.

The entire framework requires UN Security Council approval to take effect.

Critics note that despite its insistence on disempowering the resistance, the Trump proposal refuses to address such main issues as Israeli occupation, accountability, and Palestinian rights, such as the right to compensation.

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