Indian-American President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among the leaders named to the 'Board of Peace' for Gaza redevelopment under President Donald Trump's comprehensive plan to end the conflict.The White House on Friday released a list of appointed members to the founding Executive Board of the Board of Peace, which it said comprises leaders with "experience across diplomacy, development, infrastructure, and economic strategy". “Each Executive Board member will oversee a defined portfolio critical to Gaza's stabilisation and long-term success, including, but not limited to, governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilisation,” the White House said. To establish security and a durable terror-free environment, Major General Jasper Jeffers, Commander of the US Special Operations Command Central, has been appointed Commander of the International Stabilisation Force (ISF). He will lead security operations, support comprehensive demilitarisation and enable the safe delivery of humanitarian aid and reconstruction materials, the White House said.
Trump admin announces founding executive board of Gaza 'Board of Peace'; US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, World Bank President Ajay Banga and Robert Gabriel pic.twitter.com/1tdZQaNPDG
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Trump has called on all parties to cooperate fully with the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the Board of Peace, and the ISF to ensure swift implementation of the plan. The NCAG has been described as a vital step in implementing phase-II of Trump's comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict, a 20-point roadmap aimed at lasting peace, stability, reconstruction, and prosperity in the region.According to the plan, if both sides agree, the “war will immediately end”.
It also proposes the establishment of a special economic zone with preferential tariffs and access rates to be negotiated with participating countries. “No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be free to do so and free to return. We will encourage people to stay and offer them the opportunity to build a better Gaza,” the plan states.
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