The White House has named a Board of Peace to oversee a 15‑member Palestinian technocratic committee charged with day to day governance of post‑war Gaza, the committee to be chaired by Dr Ali Shaath, a former Palestinian deputy minister, US officials say, the Board of Peace is said to include US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, former UK prime minister Tony Blair, financier Marc Rowan, World Bank president Ajay Banga, and Robert Gabriel, US envoy Witkoff announced Phase 2 of a US‑brokered ceasefire plan on Wednesday, listing demilitarisation, technocratic governance, and reconstruction as its pillars

Human rights facts and figures, On Saturday a 27‑day‑old Palestinian infant died in Khan Younis from exposure to cold weather, a medical source told Anadolu, Gaza’s Health Ministry reports eight children have died due to cold this winter season to date, simultaneous political friction emerged the same day when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office published a rare public rebuke saying the White House announcement on the Gaza Executive Board was not coordinated with Israel and contradicted Israeli policy, the body of the last Israeli captive, Ran Gvili, remains unrecovered

Timing and implications, The White House timetable, according to the announcement cited by US envoys, anticipates President Trump addressing Gaza at the WEF meeting in Davos next month, the technocratic committee of 15, led by Ali Shaath, is to assume management of daily life in Gaza once Phase 2 is activated, the stated components of Phase 2 were made public by Steve Witkoff on WED, the precise legal mandate of the Board of Peace, and the mechanisms for demilitarisation, remain unspecified in the announcement, Israeli objections risk undermining any implementation that requires Israeli security cooperation

Human‑rights risks and metrics to watch, Immediate humanitarian indicators to monitor include winter mortality among children, currently eight child deaths attributed to cold this season per Gaza Health Ministry, shelter occupancy rates in Khan Younis and northern Gaza, daily electricity and water supply hours, and the speed and transparency of funds channelled for reconstruction, accountability for the protection of civilians and handling of captives, including recovery of Ran Gvili’s body, are central to rights compliance

Sources, Anadolu, Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza, statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, public announcements by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, White House announcement as provided in the report, World Economic Forum.