Axios reported, citing a US official and diplomats from four member countries of the "Peace Council" launched by US President Donald Trump, that the White House intends to hold the first meeting of the council's leaders regarding Gaza on February 19.
Axios stated that the plans for the meeting, which will also be a fundraising conference for the reconstruction of Gaza, are still in their early stages and may be subject to change.
The report added that the meeting is scheduled to be held at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, noting that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet Trump at the White House on February 18, one day before the meeting.
In late January, Trump launched the council, which he will chair, stating that it aims to resolve global conflicts, raising concerns among some experts that this council could undermine the role of the United Nations.
The world's countries have responded differently to Trump's invitation to join this initiative. Some of Washington's allies in the Middle East and North Africa, including Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and Turkey, have joined, while a number of their traditional Western allies, particularly in the European Union, have not yet participated.
A UN Security Council resolution, issued in mid-November, authorized the council and cooperating countries to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire began in October under Trump's plan, which was signed by Israel and Hamas.
Under Trump's plan for Gaza, unveiled late last year, the council is supposed to oversee the interim governance of the Strip, and Trump later said the council would be expanded to deal with other global conflicts.
