The U.S. plans to announce its Gaza “Board of Peace” next week and hold its first meeting on the sidelines of the Davos World Economic Forum, whose 2026 meeting is set for Jan.19-23, according to a Palestinian-American mediator close to the Trump administration, Middle East Eye reported on Jan. 12. “The Gaza Peace Council is expected to announce within the next week its first official meeting on the sidelines of the Davos meetings in the third week of this month,” Bishara Bahbah wrote on Facebook on Jan. 9. Bahbah served as an intermediary between Hamas and the Trump administration before a ceasefire was signed in October.
Bahbah said that the “main entities” responsible for “managing” Gaza’s reconstruction will be established within 30 days. He added that Palestinian factions are expected to meet in Cairo next week, where the names of an independent technocratic committee to manage Gaza’s affairs will be announced.
