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Trump’s Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza’s future. On the ground, there is only despair
- At the inaugural Board of Peace in Washington, DC, Trump said nine nations pledged $7bn for Gaza and the US would contribute $10bn, with no timeline given.
- Restrictions on construction-material entry have hindered Gaza's rebuilding, as Israel insists Hamas must disarm and the ceasefire left key reconstruction issues unresolved.
- Across central and southern Gaza, Amal Joudeh and Awad al-Ghoul said the Board of Peace is a `club of major powers` and expressed skepticism about donor pledges producing visible aid on the ground.
- No timeline was given for reconstruction, and clearing rubble with unexploded ordnance could take years while Gaza's Ministry of Health reports over 600 Palestinians killed since the truce.
- The pledges amount to far less than the $70 billion reconstruction estimate, with more than 72,000 killed since the Oct. 7, 2023 attack and no large-scale rebuilding yet.
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Trump's Board of Peace painted a rosy picture of Gaza's future. On the ground, there is only despair
At the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington, President Donald Trump spoke of billions of dollars pledged to rebuild the Gaza Strip and a “new and harmonious” Middle East rising from the ashes of war.
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