Board of Peace

Palestinians in Gaza to vote in municipal elections, offering view into support for Hamas

It will be Gaza's first vote of any kind since 2006, when Hamas won the PA's legislative elections and later seized control of Gaza following a brief civil war with PA President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah.

 Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza Strip May 11, 2024.
Palestinians make their way in a devasted neighborhood, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City, October 24, 2024.

US in talks with DP world on Gaza logistics under Trump’s Board of Peace plan - Financial Times

World leaders gather during a charter announcement for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

Board of Peace envoy optimistic about Gaza disarmament talks, but warns of delays

An illustrative image of a silhouette over the backdrop of the Hamas flag.

Hamas plans to use Iran, Lebanon negotiations to avoid disarmament, gain control of Gaza's BoP


Gaza's new power struggle: Militias, contractors, and peacekeepers under US-backed plan - analysis

As Gaza's power dynamics shift, US-backed peace plans face challenges with private contractors, militias, and potential peacekeepers. Indonesia may lead the peacekeeping mission

A patch with Indonesia and an Indonesian flag on the arm of an Indonesian soldier during the preparation of the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris France on July 14, 2025.

US security firm used in Gaza aid in talks with Trump administration for role in Board of Peace

UG Solutions made the disclosure after Reuters reported it was recruiting Arabic-speaking contractors with combat experience for work in undisclosed locations.

Palestinians seek aid supplies from the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), in the central Gaza Strip, August 4, 2025.

Trump, Netanyahu hold three-hour meeting, set redlines on Iran as Gaza talks continue

Trump also said that "tremendous progress" has been made in Gaza and in Mideast. • Earlier on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially joined Gazan Board of Peace.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House on February 11, 2026.

US security firm involved in Gaza aid looking to recruit new Arabic-speaking contractors

The GHF had faced criticism from the United Nations and other international bodies over the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians trying to reach its aid sites.

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff arrives in Rafah in the Gaza Strip to visit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid site, August 1, 2025.

Poland, Italy, decline Board of Peace invitation, cite doubts, constitutional barrier

Initially designed to cement Gaza's ceasefire, Trump sees the Board of Peace taking a wider role in resolving global conflicts, which some countries fear means it could become a rival to the UN.

World leaders gather during a charter announcement for US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace, in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

The world order was always an illusion, and it is now collapsing - opinion

The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and a sequence of moves by President Donald Trump during the last year have further shaken the image of a stable world order. 

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky meet on the sidelines of a NATO summit in The Hague in June. More and more signs indicate that the old order is weakening, says the writer.

Voices from the Arab press: Davos 2026, Trump's Board of Peace, Saudi Arabia, feminism

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

US President Donald Trump presents a signed resolution in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22.

Israelis divided on joining US pre-emptive strike on Iran, ending US military aid - IDI poll

Israelis are divided on Iran, US military aid, and Netanyahu’s role in Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace, according to a new Israel Democracy Institute survey.

Damage in the aftermath of an Iranian ballistic missile hitting a building in Bat Yam, June 29, 2025; illustrative.

UAE denies reports it would assume civilian administration of Gaza

The UAE issued a blunt denial of reports it would take over Gaza’s civilian administration following a Channel 12 report.

A UAE AID tent stands in front of a collapsed building at Saftawi street in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on February 5, 2025

Why dismissing Palestinian reform voices is a strategic mistake - opinion

The argument that Gaza’s future is “doomed” because Gazans are morally irredeemable is a prescription for permanent war.

PALESTINIANS WALK past the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City.