Eight Muslim-majority nations including Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Qatar have agreed to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial Board of Peace, a new global initiative aimed at enforcing a permanent Gaza ceasefire, overseeing reconstruction, and potentially reshaping the international peace architecture beyond the United Nations.
As the US launches phase two of Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan and unveils a powerful “Board of Peace,” Palestinians on the ground respond with a mix of fragile hope and deep scepticism, shaped by war, displacement, and lived reality.
As Israel and Hamas edge toward phase two of a US-backed ceasefire, deep disagreements over disarmament, governance, troop withdrawal, and Gaza’s future threaten to derail the fragile truce.
The UN Security Council has overwhelmingly endorsed US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, authorizing an International Stabilisation Force and a transitional Board of Peace. Hamas immediately rejected the resolution, calling it an attempt to impose international guardianship over Gaza.
U.S. President Donald Trump will be awarded Israel’s highest civilian honor, the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour, for his role in brokering the Gaza ceasefire and securing the release of hostages. The announcement comes as Trump visits Israel and Egypt amid renewed Middle East peace efforts.
U.S. President Donald Trump declared the Gaza war “over” as he departed for the Middle East to oversee the historic hostage release and Gaza peace summit. His trip to Israel and Egypt marks the start of a new chapter in the Israel–Hamas conflict, though uncertainties over the ceasefire’s durability remain.
Donald Trump’s bold diplomacy helped secure a historic Gaza ceasefire after two years of war, pressuring Israel and Hamas into an unprecedented deal. Here’s how the breakthrough unfolded — and what it means for the Middle East.
President Donald Trump unveiled a 20-point Gaza peace plan with Israeli PM Netanyahu, calling for a ceasefire, hostage release, Hamas disarmament, and Gaza reconstruction. Leaders from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia welcomed the initiative, while PM Modi called it a “viable pathway” to lasting peace. Hamas remains undecided.
Trump unveils Gaza peace plan calling for Israeli withdrawal, Arab troop deployment, and governance without Hamas as war nears second year.