Rubio Says Next Step in Gaza Process Is Naming Peace Board
A Palestinian worker manuevers a digger used to shift concrete, metal and the debris of destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis, Gaza on Dec. 13.
Photographer: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty ImagesSecretary of State Marco Rubio said the next step in the Gaza peace process should be naming a “Board of Peace” and identifying the group of technocrats who would help run the enclave, as the Trump administration looks to bring fresh momentum into the process.
Rubio said accomplishing those tasks would pave the way for a stabilization force of foreign troops to provide security amid continued violence and enable mediators to push toward the next phase of the 20-point ceasefire between Israel and Hamas signed in October.