The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its 'Board of Peace' for Gaza.
Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the 'founding executive board', the White House said in a statement on Friday.
Trump will act as chairman of the board, which forms part of his 20-point plan to end the war between Israel and Hamas.
It is expected to temporarily oversee the running of Gaza and manage its reconstruction.
Also on the founding executive board are Marc Rowan, head of a private equity firm, World Bank chief Ajay Banga and US national security adviser Robert Gabriel.
Each member would have a portfolio 'critical to Gaza's stabilisation and long-term success', the White House statement said.
Trump had said on Thursday that the board had been formed, calling it the 'Greatest and Most Prestigious Board ever assembled at any time, any place'.
Further members of the board would be named in the coming weeks, the White House said.
Sir Tony was UK prime minister from 1997 to 2007 and took the UK into the Iraq War in 2003. After leaving office, he served as Middle East envoy for the Quartet of international powers (the US, EU, Russia, and the UN).
This announcement comes after the formation of a separate 15-member Palestinian technocratic committee, called the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), which will manage day-to-day governance in post-war Gaza.
Ali Shaath, a former deputy minister in the Palestinian Authority, will lead that committee, while Nickolay Mladenov, a Bulgarian politician and former UN Middle East envoy, will serve as the board's representative on the ground in Gaza.
Under the peace plan, an International Stabilisation Force will also be deployed to train and support vetted Palestinian police forces. US Major General Jasper Jeffers is set to head this force.
The peace plan, which came into force in October, remains in its second phase, amidst ongoing hostilities and humanitarian crises in Gaza.
This initiative aims to facilitate governance, security, and ultimately peace in a region that has endured significant strife.
