Trump’s Board of Peace expected to unveil $5 billion in Gaza reconstruction at inaugural meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory.
The pledges will be formally announced when board members gather in Washington on Thursday for their first meeting, he said.
“The Board of Peace will prove to be the most consequential International Body in History, and it is my honor to serve as its Chairman,” Trump said in a social media posting announcing the pledges.
He did not detail which member nations were making the pledges for reconstruction or would contribute personnel to the stabilization force. But Indonesia’s military said Sunday that up to 8,000 of its troops are expected to be ready by the end of June for a potential deployment to Gaza as part of a humanitarian and peace mission. It’s the first firm commitment that the Republican president has received.
The United Nations, World Bank and European Union, however, estimate that reconstruction of the territory will cost $70 billion.
Trump also confirmed that Thursday’s meeting will take place at the U.S. Institute of Peace, which the State Department announced in December it was remaining the Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace.
The White House last month announced the formation of a “technocratic” National Committee for the Administration of Gaza to oversee the transition of power as part of Trump’s 20-point plan.
Despite an October ceasefire, the Zionist occupation killed at least 601 Palestinians and injured over 1,600 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
