The Board of Peace initiates Phase Two of the U.S.-brokered Israel–Hamas peace deal.
U.S. President Donald Trump is joined for a photo along with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Jared Kushner, and other Board of Peace representatives during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington on Feb. 19, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
President Donald Trump hosted the first Board of Peace meeting on Feb. 19, which aims to put boots on the ground and rebuild the Gaza Strip following a peace negotiation brokered in October with terrorist organization Hamas.
Representatives from more than 40 countries gathered at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington to discuss the situation, with billions of dollars pledged toward rebuilding the war-stricken territory.
