Eight Muslim Countries Including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan Join Trump's Gaza ‘Board Of Peace’

Last Updated:January 21, 2026, 23:59 IST

Foreign Ministers of UAE, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar back Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace plan.

The Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ is a proposed international transitional mechanism aimed at managing Gaza in the aftermath of prolonged conflict. (Reuters)

Foreign Ministers of eight nations, including the UAE, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Qata,r have welcomed US President Donald Trump’s invitation for their leaders to join Gaza’s “Board of Peace" as part of a US-backed and UN-supported plan to demilitarise and rebuild the territory after two years of war between Israel and Hamas.

The foreign ministers of these nations issued a joint statement, announcing a collective decision to participate in the Board.

As per the joint statement, each nation will complete the necessary legal and procedural steps to formalise the membership, including Egypt, Pakistan, and the UAE, which have already confirmed their intention to join.

The ministers reaffirmed their support for the peace efforts led by Trump and stressed their commitment to backing the work of the Board of Peace as a transitional administration, in line with the comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict.

“The Ministers reiterate and reaffirm their countries’ commitment to supporting the implementation of the mission of the Board of Peace as a transitional administration, as set out in the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict and endorsed by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, aimed at consolidating a permanent ceasefire, supporting the reconstruction of Gaza, and advancing a just and lasting peace grounded in the Palestinian right to self-determination and statehood in accordance with international law, thereby paving the way for security and stability for all countries and peoples of the region," the statement read.

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ For Gaza

The Trump administration has invited political leaders, diplomats and business figures from about 60 countries, including India, Jordan, Canada, Hungary, Vietnam, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt, Argentina, Albania and Paraguay, to join the new board, as part of a plan to demilitarise and rebuild the war-torn territory.

The Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ is a proposed international transitional mechanism aimed at managing Gaza in the aftermath of prolonged conflict. Its core objective is to support stabilisation, reconstruction, and civilian governance while preventing a power vacuum.

The White House said the initiative includes three linked bodies: a main Board of Peace chaired by Trump, a Palestinian technocratic committee to run day-to-day governance in Gaza, and a Gaza Executive Board with an advisory and support role.

Who All Are Invited?

Several world leaders have said they were invited to join the effort, including Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama, Argentina’s President Javier Milei, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, among others.

PM Modi also received an invitation from Trump on January 16, according to a letter shared by US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor.

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