The Peace Board confirms 27 “founding members”, with the recent incorporation of El Salvador

The Peace Board created by the president of the United States, Donald Trump, within the framework of his peace proposal for the Gaza Strip has confirmed a total of 27 “founding members”, among which El Salvador appears as a new addition, amidst the doubts expressed by numerous countries about the functions that the organization will have and the possibility of it being configured as a parallel structure to the United Nations.

Thus, the Peace Board has noted in a message on social networks that among the “founding members of the growing international organization” are Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Bahrain, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Egypt, El Salvador, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Hungary, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Morocco, Mongolia, Pakistan, Paraguay, Qatar, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, in addition to Kosovo.

All of the members announced in the last few hours, with the exception of El Salvador, had already confirmed that they would be part of the organization, although the case of Israel stands out, whose Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed to have accepted Trump’s invitation, although it does not appear on the list published by the Peace Board.

In this way, the Peace Board has for now only a single permanent member of the United Nations Security Council – precisely the United States -, after Germany and France have refused to join and China and Russia have declined for now to comment on whether they will do so.

Likewise, only two European Union (EU) countries – Bulgaria and Hungary – have so far accepted Trump’s invitation, with Spain among those that have publicly refused to join the initiative, after the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, said that the decision derives from “coherence”, given that the Board “is outside the United Nations framework” and “has not included the Palestinian Authority.”

Trump’s plan for Gaza – which contemplates the creation of this body – was supported in November 2025 through a UN Security Council resolution, which gave it international legitimacy, with the stated objective of overseeing the reconstruction of Gaza after Israel’s offensive against the enclave in response to the attacks of October 7, 2023 and a process of demilitarization and transfer of powers that separates power from Hamas.

Added to the doubts about the functions of the organization and the fact that Trump himself has said that it “could” replace the UN are the fact that the president of the United States appears as its “life” president and the demand for the payment of one billion dollars (about 860 million euros) to obtain a permanent position.

White House sources consulted by Europa Press assured that “there is no requirement” for the members to make this contribution – if they do not make it they will have a three-year mandate – and that these funds “will be used directly” to undertake the reconstruction efforts of the Palestinian enclave, without it being clear for now if any of the 27 confirmed members have made this payment.