Jared Kushner introduced a phased imaginative and prescient for the way forward for Gaza on the World Financial Discussion board in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, saying that there was “no plan B” with regards to reconstructing the territory battered throughout the two-year conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Kusher, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and advisor, was essential to negotiating the ceasefire that ended lively combating within the conflict in October.
The 20-point imaginative and prescient he introduced in Davos displays components of that ceasefire deal, which has been solely partially applied. It requires beginning on the enclave’s southern border by reopening the Rafah crossing and shifting steadily northward till all the Palestinian territory has been rebuilt, to incorporate a seaport, airport and tourism infrastructure. The top outcome, in line with a slide he introduced, can be “peace & prosperity.”
Kushner stated a very powerful step is to disarm Hamas, which nonetheless controls a portion of Gaza. Emphasised that reconstruction will happen solely in parts of Gaza the place Hamas is demilitarized, he stated some Hamas members who agree to put down their arms shall be given amnesty and will develop into a part of a brand new safety equipment in Gaza.
Kushner urged that he understood that his imaginative and prescient, which might take a few years and a minimum of $25 billion to implement, might encounter obstacles. However the White Home had determined to “plan for catastrophic success,” he stated.
Jared Kushner speaks throughout the World Financial Discussion board annual assembly in Davos on Jan. 22, 2026. (Mandel Ngan/AFP through Getty Photos)
Kushner’s presentation got here as Trump held a “signing ceremony” for his new “Board of Peace,” an entity devised initially to supervise Gaza however whose mandate Trump has indicated might embody different world conflicts. (Its constitution doesn’t point out Gaza particularly.) Of the 60 nations that america invited to hitch, representatives from about 20 attended the ceremony, together with Hungary’s Viktor Orban, Argentina’s Javier Milei and officers from Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
Orban was the one European chief current; different European nations have turned down the invitation to hitch the board or expressed considerations about its composition — probably to incorporate Russia — and potential to undercut different worldwide our bodies, about which Trump has expressed disdain.
Israel additionally didn’t have a consultant on the ceremony. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Wednesday that Israel would be part of regardless of misgivings concerning the presence of Turkey and Qatar, which have backed Hamas, on the board. Netanyahu just isn’t in Davos (Switzerland is social gathering to the Worldwide Felony Courtroom, which has issued a warrant for his arrest) however Israeli President Isaac Herzog, who’s current, didn’t attend.
The Egyptian official on the ceremony introduced that the crossing at Rafah, which has been closed since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, would reopen in each instructions subsequent week. Israel has stated it could not open the crossing till the ultimate Israeli hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili, is returned, which Hamas agreed to do as a part of the ceasefire.
Kushner urged those that have expressed skepticism concerning the board to carry their criticism. “Simply relax for 30 days,” he stated. “The conflict is over. Let’s work collectively.”
