Israel had already asked the Trump administration to exclude Erdogan from the BoP. The issue was raised during talks held in recent weeks between senior Israeli officials and senior Trump administration officials, which focused on the continued implementation of the Trump plan for Gaza.
Israel had already vetoed the presence of Turkish troops in Gaza as part of the International Stabilization Force that is to be deployed in the next phase of the Trump plan. The White House announced on Friday that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Tony Blair will be among the founding members of the BoP, which will be responsible for rebuilding the enclave and ensuring the disarmament of Hamas. Leaders from more than 60 countries have been invited to serve on the Peace Council. Western diplomats told The Jerusalem Post, “It appears that Trump is building an organization here that will deal not only with Gaza, perhaps ‘a kind of Mini-UN.’” (Read More)
