Named date of meeting of "Peace Council" leaders

The White House intends to hold a meeting of "Peace Council" participants on the Gaza Strip settlement on February 19 in Washington.

This was reported by the Axios portal.

According to its sources, "the White House is planning a February 19 meeting of the 'Peace Council' on the Gaza Strip at the leaders' level." "This will be the first 'Peace Council' meeting and a conference to raise funds for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip," the publication quotes a source from among US officials. According to the portal, the White House expects that the meeting will help implement the second phase of the plan for settlement in the Palestinian enclave.

The Washington administration on February 6 "began contacts with dozens of countries to invite their leaders and discuss logistics issues." The list of these states is not provided. The portal notes that plans regarding the meeting may change. As specified in the publication, US President Donald Trump is expected to receive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on February 18.