Gaza Genocide18 January, 20263 min read
Trump Invites Lula, Milei and Other Leaders to Join US-Led Council to Control Gaza Strip
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Trump invited multiple leaders, including Lula and Milei, to join a US-led council overseeing Gaza. Council will include a main board chaired by Trump, Palestinian technocrats, and an executive board.
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U.S.-led Gaza Peace Council
President Donald Trump has invited a group of world leaders to join a new U.S.-led 'Peace Council' (also reported as a 'Council of Peace') to oversee a technocratic, U.S.-backed administration for the Gaza Strip.
“The White House announced the launch of a U.S.-led ‘Peace Council’ for the Gaza Strip to shape the post-war period, saying the group will focus on governance capacity, regional relations, reconstruction, attracting investment, financing and mobilizing capital.”
The council is reportedly to be chaired by Trump, and the White House published an initial guest list.
Folha de S.Paulo reports that invitations were sent and that Brazil’s foreign ministry (Itamaraty) confirmed the proposal was delivered to the Brazilian embassy on Jan. 16, with no response from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as of Jan. 17.
The White House describes the body as focused on governance capacity, reconstruction and mobilizing investment.
The plan has drawn attention because it would sit above a Palestinian National Committee for the Government of Gaza (NCAG).
It would place U.S. officials and private figures in central roles in Gaza’s post-war governance, while operational details remain unclear.
Proposed Peace Council Invitations
According to Folha, the invitations include prominent and controversial political figures: Argentina's Javier Milei (who posted and accepted the invitation), Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan (no public comment reported), Paraguay's Santiago Peña (accepted), Egypt's Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (invited), and Canada's prime minister (reported intent to accept). Folha also lists proposed council members beyond heads of state — Marco Rubio, Tony Blair, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Marc Rowan, World Bank president Ajay Banga and adviser Robert Gabriel — indicating an intermingling of political, private-sector, and multilateral actors in the proposed governance structure. The White House summary published in other reporting likewise describes a Peace Council chaired by Trump alongside a Palestinian technocratic committee and an advisory 'executive council'.
Diplomatic response to peace plan
Both Folha and lnginnorthernbc.ca report that Israel’s government says the move was not coordinated with Tel Aviv and that it contradicts Israeli policy; Folha notes Israel’s foreign minister will raise the issue with U.S. officials. Folha also places the council within a broader phased U.S. peace plan that reportedly was 'accepted by Israel, Hamas and the UN Security Council,' with later phases including a multinational stabilization force and Hamas disarmament, and a proposed third phase of Palestinian state recognition that Benjamin Netanyahu opposes. The sources agree that the proposal has diplomatic friction and that operational and implementation details remain unclear.
“Israels government says the move was not coordinated with Tel Aviv and contradicts its policy; Israels foreign minister will raise the issue with U.S. officials.”
Proposed Gaza governance plan
The proposed structure carries implications for sovereignty and for who controls security and reconstruction in Gaza. Folha states the plan "would give the U.S. administrative and military control of Gaza." lnginnorthernbc.ca describes the group as aiming to "shape the post-war period" and to mobilize capital and reconstruction efforts.
Bloomberg reporting cited by Folha adds that Washington plans to require at least $1 billion from permanent members of a broader peace council. The reporting says council decisions would be by majority vote but subject to final approval by the U.S. president.
These details underline how financial and decision rules could translate into U.S. dominance over Gaza's future administration. The sources agree that many operational details remain unclear and that the proposal mixes state and private actors in governance roles.
Reporting differences and gaps
Folha de S.Paulo (Latin American) provides the most granular reporting on who was invited, which leaders accepted or did not comment, the proposed membership (naming U.S. and private figures), and frames the plan as likely giving the U.S. administrative and military control of Gaza. lnginnorthernbc.ca (Other) reproduces the White House announcement with emphasis on the council's goals—governance capacity, reconstruction and mobilizing capital—and mentions an initial guest list without the same roster detail. The Times of India (Asian) snippet in the provided materials explicitly states it lacks the article text and therefore represents missing coverage in this collection.
“The White House announced the launch of a U.S.-led ‘Peace Council’ for the Gaza Strip to shape the post-war period, saying the group will focus on governance capacity, regional relations, reconstruction, attracting investment, financing and mobilizing capital.”
Important operational questions remain unresolved in the sources, including how authority and security will be exercised on the ground, whether Israel accepts U.S. military control, and how Palestinian representatives and regional powers will respond beyond the acceptances cited. Based strictly on these sources, claims about Israel's conduct in Gaza or charges such as 'genocide' are not made in these snippets. If you want those characterizations included, please provide sources that explicitly use such terms so I can report them accurately and cite them.