Who Will Govern Gaza?

(Christina Bouri – Council on Foreign Relations) In late 2025, the UN Security Council passed a resolution paving the way for implementation of a twenty-point Gaza peace plan first proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The first phase of the plan began last October and focused on halting hostilities, restarting aid, and returning hostages. The second phase, now underway, focuses on the future governance of Gaza. A core tenet of the plan involves Hamas giving up control of the enclave. According to the White House, three bodies will help govern Gaza directly or indirectly during its postwar transition. The first is the Board of Peace, a U.S.-led international transitional body tasked with overseeing governance and security in Gaza, which has recently begun to take shape. Trump chairs its founding Executive Board, which includes seven other members. This board oversees a larger operational body known as the Gaza Executive Board, which includes leaders and foreign ministers from Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the end of 2025, the proposed names of the individuals appointed to lead the territory through its upcoming transition were made public for the first time. Day-to-day governance of Gaza will fall to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), more commonly called the Technocratic Committee. It will eventually be composed of fifteen Palestinian technocrats supervised by the Board of Peace. So far, twelve have been confirmed. – Who Will Govern Gaza? | Council on Foreign Relations