Ahmed Kamel – Egypt Daily News
Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Palestinian governance and security in Gaza, with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announcing that Cairo is prepared to train Palestinian police forces and push for the empowerment of a Palestinian-led administrative body in the Strip.
Speaking on behalf of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi at the inaugural session of the Board of Peace in Washington, Madbouly positioned Egypt as a central stakeholder in shaping Gaza’s transitional governance and reconstruction framework.
The meeting, convened and chaired by US President Donald Trump, brought together 27 member states, including eight Arab and Islamic countries Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey, Pakistan and Indonesia, alongside broader international representation. First proposed in September 2025 and formally launched in January, the Board of Peace has been mandated through the end of 2027 to oversee implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and coordinate post-war stabilization and reconstruction.
In his address, Madbouly thanked Trump for convening the forum, crediting his direct engagement with helping bring an end to the Gaza war, an outcome that, he said, many had once considered “far-fetched.” He expressed Egypt’s support for efforts aimed at ushering in what he described as an “era of peace and coexistence,” while stressing that any durable settlement must safeguard Palestinian self-determination and lead to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in line with international resolutions.
Central to Egypt’s proposal is the empowerment of a Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). Madbouly emphasized that Palestinians must be enabled to manage their own affairs and that the committee should operate from within Gaza across all of its territory. He also called for clearly defined responsibilities for an executive council to support the committee’s work during the transitional phase.
Security, he underscored, is foundational to reconstruction. Egypt, he said, remains committed to training Palestinian police personnel to maintain order inside Gaza, a step Cairo views as essential to preventing instability and ensuring that reconstruction gains are preserved.
Madbouly further highlighted the importance of maintaining the territorial and political link between the West Bank and Gaza, arguing that this connection is vital to allow the Palestinian Authority to resume its responsibilities in the Strip. He also voiced appreciation for Trump’s stated opposition to any Israeli annexation of the West Bank and praised the rejection of proposals involving the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.
The meeting took place amid ongoing diplomatic efforts to solidify a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and to establish a workable transitional governance model. In October 2025, Egypt alongside Qatar, Turkey and the United States, helped broker a truce aimed at ending months of devastating conflict in Gaza. Since the outbreak of war in October 2023, Cairo has played a pivotal humanitarian role, facilitating aid deliveries despite severe access constraints and preparing a comprehensive reconstruction blueprint endorsed by Arab and Muslim nations.
At the Washington gathering, Trump announced that nine Board of Peace members had pledged a combined $7 billion toward Gaza’s reconstruction and committed thousands of personnel to an International Stabilization Force tasked with maintaining security during the transitional period.
Madbouly described the Board of Peace as the “highest umbrella” for managing Gaza’s transition and called for coordinated international backing to ensure early recovery projects move forward quickly. He stressed that reconstruction efforts must preserve Gaza’s geographic unity and enable Palestinians to remain on their land.
“Let today’s meeting be a starting point toward achieving our desired goals of peace,” Madbouly concluded, framing Egypt’s role as both guarantor of stability and advocate for Palestinian self-governance in a post-war Gaza.
