Ammon News - The White House is planning a leaders meeting for the Gaza "Board of Peace" on Feb. 19, according to a U.S. official and diplomats from four countries who are on the board.

The White House wants to use the meeting to push forward the implementation of the second phase if the Gaza ceasefire deal and raise money for reconstruction.

"It will be the first Board of Peace meeting and a fundraising conference for Gaza reconstruction," a U.S. official said.

The plans for the summit meeting are in early stages and could still change. The White House declined to comment.

The unveiling of the board last month was met with widespread skepticism.

The board currently has 27 members and is chaired by Trump. The UN Security Council authorized it to oversee the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire and work on governance and reconstruction.

The Trump administration started reaching out to dozens of countries on Friday to invite their leaders and discuss logistics.

They plan to hold the meeting at the Institute of Peace, which Trump recently rebranded in his own honor.

"Nothing has been confirmed yet, but the administration is planning it and has started checking which leaders are able to attend," one source said.

Israeli officials say Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to meet Trump at the White House on February 18, a day before the planned gathering.

Netanyahu has accepted Trump's invitation for Israel to join the board, but still hasn't signed the charter.

If Netanyahu participates at the Board of Peace meeting, it will be his first public meeting with Arab and Muslim leaders since before the Oct. 7 attacks and the war in Gaza.

Axios