Trump’s Board of Peace Unveils $2.45 Billion Gaza Reconstruction Plan/ TezzBuzz/ WASHINGTON/ J. Mansour/ The U.S.-backed Board of Peace has proposed a six-month, $2.45 billion program to begin rebuilding Gaza and establishing a new governing system. The blueprint contains 66 infrastructure, healthcare and education projects, but implementation depends on funding, security and Hamas’ disarmament. An international stabilization force is expected to support demilitarization before security authority transfers to an interim Palestinian government.
Quick Look
- The proposed initial reconstruction program would cost $2.45 billion.
- The six-month blueprint contains 66 projects.
- Potential donors are expected to provide most of the required funding.
- The board estimates medium-term reconstruction needs at $35.2 billion.
- It projects another $71.4 billion will be required over the following decade.
- Israel currently controls approximately 60% of Gaza.
- Hamas has not disarmed, while the international force and interim government have not entered the territory.
- The first stabilization troops would come from Kosovo and Morocco.
- Additional personnel are planned from Albania and Kazakhstan.
- Israel would be expected to withdraw after security authority transfers to the interim government.
Board Unveils Initial Gaza Reconstruction Blueprint
NEW YORK — The U.S.-backed Board of Peace has proposed a six-month, $2.45 billion program intended to begin reconstructing Gaza and establishing a new system of governance in the territory.
Board members presented the blueprint Wednesday during a meeting in New York held alongside the United Nations General Assembly. The proposal contains 66 projects covering infrastructure, healthcare and education, all designed to support President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the Israel-Hamas war.
The program remains a proposal rather than a funded reconstruction package. Its success will depend heavily on contributions from governments and other potential donors, as well as progress on Gaza’s unresolved political and security disputes.
“The need is immense,” the board said.
Gaza’s Full Recovery Would Cost Far More
The $2.45 billion initiative would cover only an initial six-month period and represents a small portion of what the board believes will ultimately be required.
According to its estimates, addressing Gaza’s physical destruction will cost approximately $35.2 billion over the medium term. An additional $71.4 billion could be required during the following 10 years.
The blueprint is therefore aimed largely at attracting potential donors willing to finance reconstruction in a territory where homes, public buildings and essential infrastructure have sustained extensive damage.
Ceasefire Plan Has Made Limited Progress
The ceasefire that took effect Oct. 10 was intended to open the way for a broader recovery process overseen by the Board of Peace.
Trump’s plan called for additional Israeli military withdrawals, the disarmament of Hamas, deployment of an international peacekeeping force and the creation of an apolitical Palestinian administration responsible for Gaza’s daily affairs. Large-scale reconstruction was supposed to accompany those political and security changes.
However, much of that process has stalled.
Although the ceasefire stopped the heaviest fighting and humanitarian conditions have improved, the Israeli military has expanded its territorial control and now occupies approximately 60% of Gaza.
Hamas has not surrendered its weapons. The proposed international force has not entered the territory, and the interim Palestinian government has not begun operating there. Physical reconstruction has also not started.
Most Palestinians in Gaza continue to live in temporary tent camps or among the remains of damaged and destroyed homes.
Hamas Disarmament Remains a Central Condition
Nikolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representativesaid progress depends substantially on Hamas disarming. The group has refused to do so.
Mladenov has also urged Israel to reduce the scale of its military operations.
“I want to be very clear that we are not bound by a calendar,” he said. “We want to make sure that this works.”
The board must resolve several interdependent questions before its reconstruction program can move forward. These include when the international security force will deploy, when the proposed Palestinian government can enter Gaza and how Hamas would be disarmed.
Officials must also establish arrangements for importing the large quantities of building material required for reconstruction.
Five-Step Demilitarization Process Proposed
U.S. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, who is expected to command the international stabilization force, presented a five-step plan for demilitarizing Hamas.
Under the proposal, the first multinational deployment would include troops from Kosovo and Morocco. Personnel from Albania and Kazakhstan would join in subsequent stages.
The force would be tasked with demilitarizing Gaza and decommissioning Hamas’ military infrastructure.
An earlier Board of Peace initiative envisioned a substantially larger stabilization mission, with plans for as many as 20,000 soldiers and 12,000 police officers. Participating countries previously offered troops or police-training assistance, but deployments have faced delays and uncertainty.
Security Control Would Eventually Shift to Interim Government
The stabilization force is intended to provide security during Gaza’s political transition rather than govern the territory permanently.
Under the proposed sequence, international personnel would gradually transfer security responsibilities to the interim Palestinian government. Israel would then be expected to withdraw its remaining forces.
That sequence depends on several developments occurring in coordination: Hamas must relinquish its military capabilities, the international force must deploy, the interim administration must become operational and Israel must agree to reduce and ultimately end its territorial presence.
Until those conditions are met, the Board of Peace’s $2.45 billion blueprint remains an initial framework for attracting funding and preparing projects rather than an active reconstruction operation.
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