CAIRO, Egypt: Egypt’s foreign ministry on Wednesday said President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace on Gaza.
The statement said, Egypt “announces its acceptance of the invitation and its commitment to fulfilling the relevant legal and constitutional procedures.”
“Egypt expresses its support for the Board of Peace’s mission for the second phase of the comprehensive plan to end the conflict in Gaza,” it added.
Meanwhile, Kosovo also said it had accepted an invitation from US President Donald Trump to join his “Board of Peace.”
“I am deeply honored by the President’s personal invitation to represent the Republic of Kosovo as a founding member of the Board of Peace, standing shoulder to shoulder with the United States in the pursuit of a safer world,” Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani wrote on X.
“America helped bring peace to Kosovo. Today, Kosovo stands firmly as America’s ally, ready to help carry that peace forward,” Osmani said.
I am deeply honored by President @realdonaldtrump’s personal invitation to represent the Republic of Kosovo as a founding member of the Board of Peace, standing shoulder to shoulder with the United States in the pursuit of a safer world. 🇽🇰🇺🇸
True leadership doesn’t just talk… pic.twitter.com/a5xf6vkVdF
— Vjosa Osmani (@VjosaOsmaniPRKS) January 21, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he had agreed to join the Board of Peace, marking a shift from an earlier position after his office had criticised the composition of the board’s committee responsible for overseeing Gaza.
Italy won’t take part in US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” initiative, daily Corriere della Sera reported on Wednesday, citing concern that joining such a group led by a single country’s leader would violate Italy’s constitution.
The board will supervise the temporary governance of Gaza, which has been under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas since October.
On Friday, the White House said that it had formed an executive panel tasked with implementing Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, World Bank President Ajay Banga, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.
The panel will supervise portfolios ranging from governance and regional diplomacy to reconstruction financing and investment mobilisation.
According to the White House statement, the ‘Board of Peace’ will provide strategic oversight, coordinate international resources, and ensure accountability during Gaza’s transition from conflict to development. Trump has already named himself chair of the body.
Under Trump’s peace plan, the US also plans to deploy an international stabilisation force and appoint a high representative to coordinate governance, security, and reconstruction efforts in Gaza under the transitional framework.
The President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, has also accepted US President Donald Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace on Gaza.
Several world leaders have reportedly received invitations to join the proposed “Board of Peace”.
