The White House on Friday unveiled the members of a key international panel that will oversee the postwar management of Gaza.

Notable members of the Board of Peace’s Executive Committee include Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, senior Qatari diplomat Ali Thawadi, Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, UAE Minister of International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy and former UK prime minister Tony Blair.

The inclusion of prominent officials from Qatar and Turkey — two countries who have been highly critical of Israel’s prosecution of the war in Gaza — is likely to upset Jerusalem, but demonstrates their perceived utility to US President Donald Trump, who has touted their abilities to coax Hamas into agreeing to a ceasefire in October.

The Executive Committee will oversee the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the similarly new panel of Palestinian technocrats that will be responsible for providing basic services to Gazans.

It will operate under the Board of Peace, a panel of world leaders headed by Trump, which the US is aiming to unveil in the coming days. However, the Board of Peace will play a more symbolic role, with the executive committee serving as its operational arm.

Also serving on the Executive Committee will be US special envoy Steve Witkoff, top Trump aide Jared Kushner, Apollo Global Management CEO Marc Rowan, Israeli-Cypriot businessman Yakir Gabay, former UN humanitarian coordinator Sigrid Kaag, and former UN envoy to the Mideast Nickolay Mladenov.

Mladenov will also serve as the Board of Peace’s High Representative for Gaza. “In this capacity, he will act as the on-the-ground link between the Board of Peace and the NCAG,” the White House said in its statement announcing the new Gaza oversight bodies.

Mladenov “will support the Board’s oversight of all aspects of Gaza’s governance, reconstruction, and development, while ensuring coordination across civilian and security pillars,” the White House said.

The NCAG of Palestinian technocrats held its first meeting with Mladenov in Cairo on........

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