OAN Staff Blake Wolf
9:50 AM – Thursday, December 11, 2025
President Donald Trump announced the members of the Gaza Board of Peace will be named early next year as Israel and Hamas slowly move into phase two of the president’s peace proposal.
On Wednesday, President Trump proclaimed that the board is expected to be largely comprised of international leaders, stating, “the kings, the presidents, prime ministers — they all want to be on the Board of Peace.”
“It’ll be one of the most legendary boards ever. Everyone wants to be on it,” Trump continued, reiterating that he will be heading the board.
The United States also needs to get nations committed to serving in the role of the International Stabilization Force (ISF), which is tasked with disarming Hamas and replacing IDF soldiers in the eastern half of Gaza.
The United States has yet to announce any nations willing to contribute soldiers to serve in the ISF, potentially highlighting the high level of perceived risk associated with the role.
Speaking on the peace deal, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz stated, “The stabilization force in the Security Council resolution is authorized to [disarm Hamas]. We specifically put language in there that said, ‘by all means necessary.’ That’ll be a conversation with each country. [Conversations on the] rules of engagement [for the ISF] are ongoing.”
“President Trump has repeatedly said, Hamas will disarm one way or another — the easy way or the hard way,” Waltz added.
Along with Hamas disarmament and the establishment of the Board of Peace, phase two of President Trump’s peace deal also involves the establishment of a transitional Palestinian government and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
The Board of Peace will remain as the international governing body “until such time as the Palestinian Authority has satisfactorily completed its reform program … and can securely and effectively take back control of Gaza.”
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is reportedly planning on appointing a two-star American general to command the ISF in Gaza, according to an Axios report citing two U.S. officials and two Israeli officials.
An Israeli official told Axios that Waltz argued that having an American general leading the ISF should give Israel confidence in the mission to disarm Hamas.
Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Egypt have previously been floated as nations that may be willing to commit soldiers to the ISF. However, it is unclear whether they are actually considering it, as Hamas has signaled a hesitation to give up its arms.
“The idea of total disarmament is unacceptable to the resistance. What is being proposed is a freeze, or storage [of weapons]… to provide guarantees against any military escalation from Gaza with the Israeli occupation,” stated senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal on Wednesday. “Disarmament for a Palestinian means stripping away his very soul.”
The other major issue for the prospect of lasting peace is Israel’s opposition to a sovereign Palestinian state, which is antithetical to President Trump’s peace proposal.
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reasserted his opposition to Palestinian statehood, proclaiming that “The goal of a Palestinian state is to destroy the only Jewish state. They already had a state in Gaza, a de facto state, and it was used to try to destroy the only Jewish state.”
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