Day 836 - Trump team forms Gaza peace board, shows who's boss
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
The Times of Israel
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🗓️ 19 January 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Jessica Steinberg for today’s episode.
As the Trump administration sends invitations to world leaders to join the Board of Peace overseeing Gaza, Magid discusses the various committees led by the board, which is headed by US President Donald Trump and is considered the oversight group for Gaza and all conflicts, a move that may also try and usurp the role of the United Nations.
While other Board of Peace committees are being formed, Magid discusses Israel’s discomfort with planned representation from Turkey and Qatar, while the Trump administration views those countries as critical to getting Hamas on board for the ceasefire, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly opposed to their involvement.
Menwhile, the appointed Palestinian technocrats on the NCAG, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, are currently sitting around in Cairo, reports Magid, awaiting civil servants approved by Israel.
Check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing liveblog for more updates.
For further reading:
Gaza Palestinian technocratic committee says it will pursue ‘peace, democracy, justice’
Full text: Charter of Trump’s Board of Peace
Overboard: Making sense of the various Gaza oversight committees created by Trump
Netanyahu fumes at Gaza oversight panel makeup as Trump invites Erdogan to peace board
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IMAGE:A man holds two mannequins depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a rally in support of the Iranian government, in Istanbul, Turkey on January 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, welcome to the Times Visual's Daily Briefing. |
| 0:06.2 | It is Monday, January 19th, and I'm Jessica Steinberg. |
| 0:09.9 | I'm speaking today with U.S. Bureau Chief Jacob Magid. |
| 0:12.7 | Hey, Jacob, how are you? |
| 0:14.0 | Hey, Jessica, good to be with you again. |
| 0:15.7 | Yeah, it's good to be with you, too. |
| 0:17.8 | It is Day 836 of the War. |
| 0:24.6 | Today, we will discuss all the latest aspects of the Board of Peace that is being organized to rebuild and manage Gaza. We'll talk about the executive board |
| 0:30.5 | that is being chosen. The members who are announcing themselves is really anger over some of those |
| 0:37.1 | board members, the committees, and the charter. |
| 0:40.6 | All of it. Stay with us. |
| 0:46.4 | This is Israel's story. |
| 0:49.7 | He could feel the ticking of the clock. |
| 0:52.4 | On their nightly debrief calls, General Segev, the military attache, was sounding increasingly anxious. |
| 0:59.5 | Both men knew that with each passing day, the window of opportunity was closing. |
| 1:04.2 | The Shah's regime was crumbling, and El Al flights were having ever more trouble landing. |
| 1:08.6 | And then suddenly, Avrancot de vonkul from Iran, |
| 1:12.6 | it was the prince himself, who said, |
| 1:14.6 | I'm in a few days leaving the country, |
| 1:17.6 | because there is a revolution here. |
| 1:19.6 | So if you want your animals, |
| 1:22.6 | you have to come now. |
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