Tony Blair will not serve on Gaza 'Board of Peace': Report

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is not being considered for membership on a “board of peace” for Gaza chaired by US President Donald Trump, The Financial Times reported on Monday.

Blair's name was dropped under pressure from several Arab and Muslim states, the paper reported.  

The status of "Board of Peace" is unclear. Although the idea received much media coverage, few details have ever emerged about it. Other elements of Trump's Gaza peace plan, like an international stabilisation force, appear to have stalled. 

One person in Blair's office who spoke with the FT said that only "serving world leaders" will be on the so-called board, and a smaller executive board will function under it, which will include Blair, along with Jared Kushner, the US President's son-in-law and Trump adviser Steve Witkoff. 

Neither Witkoff nor Kushner has visited Israel in recent weeks. Most of their overseas travel has been geared toward negotiations with Russia and Ukraine.