Gaza death toll rises by Israeli raids, Trump names ‘Board of Peace’

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Israeli attacks have continued across Gaza with at least 463 Palestinians reported killed since the ceasefire took effect in October last year.
President Donald Trump has named former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to his so-called “Board of Peace”.
The list also includes Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
A Palestinian committee set to govern post-war Gaza has begun its work in Cairo.
At least 71,455 people have been killed and 171,347 wounded by Israeli forces across Gaza since October 2023. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.

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8m ago (07:15 GMT)Trump’s Gaza board appears to be ‘very Israel-friendly’Rami Khouri, a journalist and co-director at the American University of Beirut, has criticised the makeup of the Gaza board, saying it is heavily biased in favour of Israel.Speaking to Al Jazeera, Khouri said that, based on the backgrounds of its members, the group appears to be “very Israel-friendly” and “totally blind” to the equal rights of Palestinians and Israelis.He pointed to the inclusion of senior advisers Aryeh Lightstone and Josh Gruenbaum, describing Lightstone as a pro-settlement rabbi and a former adviser to the US embassy in Tel Aviv.Khouri said figures who “care deeply about Israel” cannot expect to be seen as impartial members of a body meant to address both Palestinian and Israeli rights.He added that the initiative could go down in history as “the equivalent of the Balfour Declaration”, arguing it is similarly skewed and dismissive of Palestinian rights.Click here to share on social media
23m ago (07:00 GMT)Photos: Palestinians in Gaza City survive in flimsy tents amid winter coldA Palestinian woman stands outside a tent, near the rubble of residential buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza City, January 16 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters][Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters][Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]Click here to share on social media
38m ago (06:45 GMT)How many times has Israel violated the ceasefire?Since the declaration of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on October 10, 2025, Israel has violated the agreement with near-daily attacks, killing hundreds of people.Israel violated the ceasefire agreement at least 1,193 times from October 10, 2025, to January 9, 2026, through the continuation of attacks by air, artillery and direct shootings, the Government Media Office in Gaza reports.According to an analysis by Al Jazeera, Israel has attacked Gaza on 82 out of the past 97 days of the ceasefire up until January 14, meaning there were only 15 days in this period when no violent attacks, deaths or injuries were reported.Despite continuing attacks, the US insists that the “ceasefire” is still holding.[Al Jazeera]Click here to share on social media
53m ago (06:30 GMT)Who is on the ‘Board of Peace’?Last night, the White House announced these figures on the board that would temporarily govern the enclave:
- Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
- US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff
- Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner
- US National Security Adviser Robert Gabriel
- Billionaire and CEO of Apollo Global Management Marc Rowan
- President of the World Bank Ajay Banga
- Bulgarian politician and former UN Middle East envoy, Nickolay Mladenov, who will represent the board on the ground.
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1h ago (06:15 GMT)What we know about Trump’s ‘Board of Peace ’. The White House announced the names of the people who will make up Trump’s “Board of Peace”, part of his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza. According to the White House, each member will be in charge of a portfolio that is “critical to Gaza’s stabilisation”, but it remains unclear who will be responsible for what.As part of the plan, the board will oversee a Palestinian committee of 15 technocrats, known as the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), who have been tasked with the temporary governance of the war-torn enclave and its reconstruction. Nickolay Mladenov, a Bulgarian politician and former UN Middle East envoy, will be the board’s on-the-ground representative in Gaza, working with the NCAG.
1h ago (05:45 GMT)WATCH: Israel ‘dictates’ pace of all activity in Gaza
1h ago (05:38 GMT)Latest developments
- US President Donald Trump has appointed former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to his so-called “Board of Peace”, tasked with overseeing a 20-point plan aimed at ending Israel’s war on Gaza.
- The White House said Blair will serve as a founding executive member alongside Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.
- Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian child in the occupied West Bank amid a surge in military raids and settler violence across the territory.
- The European Union has urged Israel to halt its E1 settlement project, which would link illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem with the Maale Adumim settlement bloc in the occupied West Bank.