Trump's Board of Peace Set to Unveil $2.45 Billion Gaza Plan

The U.S.-backed Board of Peace unveiled a six-month, $2.45 billion plan for Gaza reconstruction on Wednesday, presented on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.

• 66 projects cover infrastructure, health, education, and economic development.
• $35.2 billion is the estimated medium-term cost of physical damage repair.
• $71.4 billion more is projected for reconstruction over the next decade.
• Up to $18 billion in funding commitments has already been secured, the New York Post reported.

Why it matters: The plan is largely aimed at potential donors and is the first concrete funding framework since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10. Most Palestinians still live in tent camps or destroyed homes.

• Israel's military now controls roughly 60% of Gaza.
• Hamas has not disarmed; the international force and interim government have not entered Gaza.

How 25 sources split on this story

Where they split: Coverage agrees on the plan's details but diverges on emphasis: left-leaning outlets stress how far the broader framework has stalled, while the right-leaning outlet focuses on institutional progress and statements from Jared Kushner and Tony Blair.

What’s next: U.S. Army Gen. Jasper Jeffers outlined a five-step demilitarization plan starting with Kosovo and Morocco troops.

• 19,000 applicants for a Gaza civil police force have been vetted and begun initial training.
• Board high representative Nikolay Mladenov said the process is not bound to a fixed calendar.
• Will Hamas follow through on its stated agreement in principle to disarm, and on what timeline?
• Which donor countries will commit funding, and how much of the $2.45 billion will be raised?
• When will the international stabilization force actually deploy, given that no firm date has been set?