Trump's Gaza peace board seeks $1bn buy-in as invitations go global | | AW

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : The offices of the Egyptian and Turkish presidents confirmed they had also received invitations, while an EU official said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had been invited to represent the European Union.
58% : "It's a 'Trump United Nations' that ignores the fundamentals of the UN Charter," said one diplomat familiar with the invitation letter, which described the board as a "bold new approach to resolving global conflict.
57% : A UN Security Council resolution adopted in mid-November authorised the board and cooperating countries to establish such a force.
54% : Its members include Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, UN Middle East peace coordinator Sigrid Kaag, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem al-Hashimy, and Israeli-Cypriot billionaire Yakir Gabay.
48% : Pakistan's Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif has also been invited, with Islamabad saying it would remain engaged in international efforts to secure a lasting solution to the Palestinian issue in line with United Nations resolutions.
41% : Israel has long objected to Ankara's role in Gaza-related diplomacy.
38% : Israel's military campaign in Gaza since October 2023 has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, displaced the enclave's entire population and triggered a hunger crisis.
38% : However, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said the composition of this executive board had not been coordinated with Israel and contradicted its policy, an apparent reference to Turkey's inclusion.
30% : Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the framework in principle, though ceasefire violations have continued, with both sides accusing each other of breaches.
20% : Multiple UN experts and human rights scholars have described the campaign as amounting to genocide, a charge Israel rejects, saying it acted in self-defence after Hamas-led militants killed 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages.

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