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Sunday, January 18, 2026
Hungary invited to join Gaza Board of Peace, Orban says
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Hungary is the latest country to publicly confirm that it has been invited join the Board of Peace for Gaza, and that it has accepted the invitation.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban makes the announcement on X, writing, “With President [Donald Trump] comes peace. Another letter has arrived. Hungary’s efforts for peace are being recognised.”
Orban, who has long been close with the US president as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, adds, “We have, of course, accepted this honourable invitation.”
The Board of Peace, which will act as an umbrella oversight body for Gaza and which Trump will chair, will largely be made up of heads of state from around the world. Leaders from a range of countries in the Middle East and across the world have been invited.
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Hungary’s efforts for peace are being recognised.
President Trump has invited Hungary to join the work of The Board of Peace as a founding member. We have, of course, accepted this honourable… pic.twitter.com/6XZnho9bjj
— Orbán Viktor (@PM_ViktorOrban) January 18, 2026
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