US EditionTrump to Host Inaugural Peace Board Meeting to Fund Gaza Reconstruction
More than 40 countries pledged over $5 billion for Gaza reconstruction and plan an international stabilization force to secure the area and disarm Hamas, officials said.
- On Feb 19, U.S. President Donald Trump will host the Board of Peace meeting in Washington, announcing members' pledges of more than US$5 billion and chairing before leaving for Georgia, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
- On Jan 23, President Donald Trump signed documents establishing the Board of Peace as part of his 20-point Gaza plan, endorsed by the United Nations Security Council.
- The participant list shows more than 40 countries and the EU will send observers, with 26 member countries and only Indonesia offering troop commitments; Belarusian officials' visas were not issued.
- Central to Thursday's discussions will be disarming Hamas and creating an armed International Stabilization Force, with updates from the Gaza Executive Board and humanitarian aid for 2 million Palestinians amid tensions between Israel and Qatar.
- Critics warn the board may compete with the United Nations after Trump suggested it might supplant the U.N. Security Council and expand globally, with membership requiring a $1 billion fee.
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President Trump convened the inaugural meeting of his newly formed Board of Peace. The focus was Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is still holding, though tensions remain high. Trump announced billions of dollars in reconstruction pledges from the U.S. and other nations, outlining an ambitious plan to rebuild Gaza. Geoff Bennett reports.
In the next ten days, it will be known whether the US will attack the Islamic Republic again - The reconstruction of Gaza is at the forefront.
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