Trump could unveil Gaza ‘peace council’, ‘government’ soon: Israeli media

US wants to move to phase 2 of ceasefire in January, is frustrated by Israeli ‘delays’, reports Israel’s Channel 12.Published On 26 Dec 2025The White House wants to move beyond phase one of the Gaza ceasefire process in January, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back, creating friction with United States President Donald Trump’s senior team, according to Israeli media reports.Israel’s Channel 12 quoted senior White House officials as saying the US hopes to announce the establishment of a Palestinian technocratic government to run day-to-day affairs in Gaza in early January, a key provision of phase two of the plan to end the genocidal war.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinian couple’s wedding turned to funeral after Israeli attack in Gazalist 2 of 3Israel says member of Iran’s IRGC among several killed in Lebanon strikeslist 3 of 3Pope Leo laments suffering of Gaza Palestinians in first Christmas sermonend of listThe White House also plans to unveil a multinational peace council to oversee the technocratic government’s work and an international stabilisation force to handle security in Gaza next month, Channel 12 reported.Trump could announce the peace council, which he has suggested he would head, as early as in the Davos Economic Forum on January 19, it added.Meanwhile, the US envisions the start of staged disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups, to be managed by the newly established technocratic government, according to a senior White House official quoted by Channel 12.Hamas’s demilitarisation, part of the ceasefire framework adopted by the United Nations Security Council in November, has remained a key sticking point that the Palestinian group has not fully committed to. Earlier this month, senior Hamas figure Khaled Meshaal said the group would be open to a temporary “freeze” on its weapons but not full disarmament.Israeli government ‘making it harder’Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff recently briefed Israeli officials on US plans to advance the ceasefire process, including the establishment of the new peace council, Israel’s Channel 13 quoted a senior Israeli official as saying.