UN Security Council moves up session on Gaza, West Bank ahead of Trump’s inaugural Board of Peace meeting

The United Nations Security Council volition convene a high-level gathering Wednesday to code the fragile Gaza ceasefire and Israel’s expanding operations successful the West Bank, arsenic diplomatic attraction shifts toward President Donald Trump’s upcoming inaugural Board of Peace meeting.

The league successful New York was initially planned for Thursday but was moved up, according to The Associated Press, aft Trump announced that his recently formed Board of Peace would conscionable the aforesaid day, creating scheduling conflicts for diplomats expected to be some events.

The AP reported that the overseas ministers of the United Kingdom, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and Indonesia are expected to be the monthly Middle East gathering of the 15-member U.N. Security Council.

Several Arab and Islamic nations requested the league past week to code the concern successful Gaza and Israel’s enlargement of settlements successful the West Bank earlier immoderate of their leaders caput to Washington.

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Palestinian U.N. Ambassador Riyad Mansour speaks to the media connected behalf of the Arab Group astatine the United Nations Headquarters successful New York City connected Feb. 17, 2026. (Zamek/VIEWpress via Getty Images)

Trump announced Monday that subordinate states of his recently formed Board of Peace person pledged much than $5 cardinal toward humanitarian assistance and reconstruction efforts successful Gaza.

He said participating countries person besides committed thousands of unit to an planetary stabilization unit and section policing efforts aimed astatine maintaining information successful the enclave.

In outlining the initiative, Trump said Hamas indispensable adhere to what helium described arsenic a committedness to "full and contiguous demilitarization," framing the effort arsenic a broader propulsion toward determination stability.

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Palestinians store for nutrient beneath a destroyed gathering successful Gaza City’s Zawiya marketplace connected Feb. 18, 2026, during the archetypal days of Ramadan. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel formally joined the Board of Peace connected Feb. 11, up of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s gathering with Trump astatine the White House.

Netanyahu was not contiguous astatine the archetypal ceremonial held successful Davos, Switzerland, successful precocious January, wherever leaders from 17 countries, including presidents and different elder authorities officials from Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Central and Southeast Asia signed the founding charter alongside Trump.

Netanyahu aboriginal agreed to articulation the inaugural aft antecedently raising concerns astir the creation of the Gaza enforcement board, peculiarly the roles of Qatar and Turkey.

President Donald Trump, center, holds up a signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum successful Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Evan Vucci / AP Photo)

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A fig of different countries were invited by the White House to participate, including Russia, Belarus, France, Germany, Vietnam, Finland, Ukraine, Ireland, Greece and China. 

Poland and Italy said they would not articulation the board.