Netanyahu joins Trump’s Board of Peace after initial criticism of proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned on Wednesday he would be part of President Donald Trump’s new Peace Council after beforehand criticizing the composition of the chief committee.

Netanyahu confirmed he would be part of the newly created Peace Council, which the Trump administration says will oversee the following part of the Gaza peace plan.

The Israeli prime minister’s announcement comes after he initially reversed Trump’s proposal, following the inclusion of Turkish International Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi as appointed members of a separate ‘Gaza Government Council’.

Netanyahu’s workplace mentioned the transfer was not coordinated with Israel and “contradicts his insurance policies.”

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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 07: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin speaks throughout a gathering with US President Donald Trump within the Oval Workplace of the White Home on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Photos)

The announcement coincides with Trump’s journey to the World Financial Discussion board assembly in Davos, Switzerland, the place he’s anticipated to supply extra particulars concerning the administration. Fox Information confirmed that the president plans to host a signing ceremony for the Gaza Council for Peace throughout his go to.

When Trump was requested Tuesday whether or not the administration ought to substitute the United Nations, he mentioned: “It might.”

Trump mentioned the world physique “hasn’t been very useful” and “by no means lived as much as its potential,” however added that the UN ought to live on “as a result of the potential is so nice.”

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US President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives on the White Home for a gathering on April 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Chen Mengtong/China Information Service/VCG by way of Getty Photos)

On January 16, the White Home mentioned the Peace Council will play a “important function” in implementing all 20 factors of the president’s Gaza plan, together with offering strategic oversight, mobilizing worldwide sources and guaranteeing accountability as Gaza transitions from battle to peace and improvement.

Dozens of nations have been invited, and officers say bulletins will exit this weekend, together with Belarus, China, Ukraine, India, Canada, Argentina, Jordan, Egypt, Hungary and Vietnam.

Others, together with the European Union’s govt department, confirmed they’d acquired invites however didn’t reply.

On Monday, Trump confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had acquired an invite to hitch the brand new administration.

The Kremlin mentioned Putin had acquired the invitation and was “finding out the small print,” including that it’ll search readability on “all nuances” in communications with the US authorities.

France has additionally acquired an invite however doesn’t plan to hitch “at this stage,” in keeping with a French official near President Emmanuel Macron.

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President Donald Trump participated within the White Home press convention on January 20, 2026, marking his one-year anniversary return to the Oval Workplace. (Getty Photos)

The White Home has mentioned Trump will chair the Peace Council and be joined by senior political, diplomatic and enterprise figures, together with Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US particular envoy Steve Witkoff and billionaire Marc Rowan.

Fox Information Digital’s Landon Mion, Ashley Carnahan, Gillian Turner and The Related Press contributed to this report.