Jordan says King Abdullah received invitation from Trump to join ‘peace council’ for Gaza

President of the United States, Donald Trump, greets King Abdullah II of Jordan at the reception of the peace summit in Gaza hosted in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, on October 13, 2025. Evan Vucci/Pool/AFP The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated this Sunday (18), that King Abdullah received an invitation from the President of the United States, Donald Trump, to join the so-called “Peace Council” for Gaza. According to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, documents related to the invitation are being analyzed within the scope of the country’s internal legal procedures. The council is expected to oversee the temporary administration of the Gaza Strip, which has been under a fragile ceasefire since October. 📱Download the g1 app to see news in real time and for free. The initiative chaired by Trump himself and made up of the American Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The other members are: American billionaire businessman Marc Rowan and Robert Gabriel, Trump’s assistant who serves on the National Security Council. The American president will preside over the body. Trump wants countries to pay US$1 billion to remain in the ‘peace council’, says agency Lula is invited by Trump to join the ‘peace council’ in Gaza Lula is invited by Trump President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) also received an invitation from Donald Trump to be part of the so-called “peace council” for Gaza. Lula has not yet accepted the invitation. Lula is only expected to evaluate whether or not to accept participating in the council next week, according to sources with knowledge of the matter. Furthermore, the Brazilian government should only officially comment on the American president’s invitation after Lula decides whether or not to accept it. 🌎 Also this Saturday, the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, confirmed that he had been invited. By sharing an image of the invitation letter, Milei wrote on 👉🏽 The other invited members are: American billionaire businessman Marc Rowan and Robert Gabriel, Trump’s assistant who serves on the National Security Council. The American president will preside over the body. Trump announced yesterday the creation of the council, a key element of the second phase of the Washington-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. “I can say with certainty that it is the largest and most prestigious council ever gathered at any time and place”, he highlighted, when making the announcement on social media. According to the White House, the peace council will discuss issues such as “strengthening governance capacity, regional relations, reconstruction, attracting investment, large-scale financing and capital mobilization.” This Friday, the American president also appointed American Major General Jasper Jeffers to direct the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, which will have the mission of maintaining security in the Palestinian territory and training a new police force to succeed Hamas. President Donald Trump during an event at the White House, on January 14, 2026 REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

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