Trump is expected to announce the composition of the board this month, possibly as early as next week, a US official said.

Portrayed as part of a transitional government, the board is an important component of Trump’s phased plan to halt the war between Israel and Hamas.

The first phase of Trump’s plan, which included a ceasefire and hostage release deal, has been shaken by issues including Israeli airstrikes in Gaza that have killed hundreds of people, a refusal by Hamas to disarm and Israeli delays in reopening Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Although the two sides accuse each other of breaching the deal, Trump says he wants to move on to the second phase, a progression that would entail the establishment of the Board of Peace and a yet-to-be-agreed deployment of peacekeeping forces.