Trump Unveils Gaza ‘Board Of Peace’ At Davos, Warns Hamas Must Disarm: 'If They Don't...'

Last Updated:January 22, 2026, 16:43 IST

Trump said the 'Board of Peace' was one of the most consequential bodies ever created and promised to work with the UN towards establishing peace in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump at the Gaza Peace Board Charter announcement. (Reuters)

US President Donald Trump addressed the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ Charter announcement on Thursday, where he highlighted his peacekeeping record across the world, including in Gaza, and said the board will work in conjunction with the United Nations.

Before signing the founding charter of the Gaza Peace Board, Trump said there were 59 countries were involved in peace efforts in the Middle East. He said the board has the chance to be one of the most consequential bodies ever created, calling it an “enormous honour" to serve as its Chairman.

“Last October, we released a plan for the permanent end to the conflict in Gaza, and I’m pleased to say that our vision was unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council late last year. Under Phase 1 of this plan, we have painstakingly maintained that the Gaza ceasefire delivered record levels of humanitarian aid," he said, thanking some of the countries that are part of the efforts.

“We have secured the release of all 20 living hostages… There were 20 remaining living hostages. We got hundreds out, but the last 20, I said that was going to be a tough one. We had also about 28 that were dead, but the parents wanted them just as though they were living," he added.

‘Hamas Must Disarm’

Trump also affirmed that Hamas must disarm under the Gaza ceasefire deal, or it will be the “end" of the Palestinian movement. The US president said members of Hamas were “born with rifles in their hands, but they have to give up their weapons, but if they don’t do that, it will be the end of them."

“I think we can spread out to other things as we succeed with Gaza, we’re going to be very successful in Gaza," he said, adding, “We can do numerous other things. Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do.

Trump also agreed to work “in conjunction with the UN", although he still criticised the UN for not doing enough historically. He also said everybody wanted to be involved with the Board of Peace, despite notable snubs from the UK, France and Canada.

Trump Repeats India-Pakistan Claim

The US President boasted about his peacemaking record as he claimed to have ended eight wars across the world, including the one between India and Pakistan in May last year, and that he was close to resolving the one between Russia and Ukraine.

“Today, the world is richer, safer and much more peaceful than it was just one year ago. We put out all those fires that a lot of people didn’t know, including me. Some wars were going on for over 30 years. We were happy to stop the war that had started between India and Pakistan, two nuclear nations," he said.

“The Prime Minister of Pakistan said President Trump saved 10 and maybe 20 million lives by getting that stopped just before bad things were going to happen. As President, I ended nine wars, including between Cambodia and Thailand, Kosovo and Serbia, Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, India and Pakistan, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia – we are working on that right now."

He said that threats to Europe and America were coming down. “It’s a lot different from what it was one year ago. The world was actually on fire. In Nigeria, we are annihilating terrorists who are killing Christians. They have killed thousands of Christians. Much of this progress is possible because I rebuilt our military in the first term and we’re making it even stronger with a budget of over a trillion dollars," he stated.

Trump On Iran, Venezuela

He also suggested that fresh talks with the Iranian regime could be on the table after the US carried out airstrikes against Tehran’s nuclear facilities in June. “We obliterated Iran’s nuclear enrichment capacity with Operation Midnight Hammer. They were two months from having a nuclear weapon," he said.

‘Iran does want to talk, and we’ll talk,’ he said while delivering remarks at this Board of Peace event. “We have also hit ISIS in Syria. In my first administration, I took out Al-Baghdadi, the founder of ISIS. We hit it very hard in Syria. I spoke with the President (in Syria), he’s making tremendous progress."

He also reflected on US ties with Venezuela after the capture of Nicolas Maduro. “We have virtually stopped all drugs coming from the waters, and we can easily stop them on land. We captured the outlawed dictator Nicolas Maduro, and the people of Venezuela are very happy with it. We are having great relations with the new leaders of Venezuela. We are opening up the country to new oil companies, and we have already taken out 50 million barrels of oil, and a lot of that is going back to Venezuela," he mentioned.

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