The security forces are intended to work together to maintain order and ensure safety for Gaza’s civilian population, Trump said.
By Vered Weiss, World Israel News
Countries participating in the Gaza Board of Peace have committed billions of dollars in aid and pledged thousands of personnel to support security arrangements in Gaza, US President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday, ahead of a scheduled board meeting in Washington this week.
Trump said member states have pledged more than $5 billion toward humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts in Gaza and agreed to contribute personnel to an International Stabilization Force as well as a local police framework.
The security forces are intended to work together to maintain order and ensure safety for Gaza’s civilian population, he said.
According to Trump, the commitments will be formally announced on Feb. 19 during a meeting of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington. Trump serves as chairman of the board.
In the Truth Social post, Trump said the board was established following the adoption of his proposal to end the Gaza conflict, which he said received unanimous approval from the United Nations Security Council last October.
He said the initiative led to the rapid delivery of humanitarian assistance and the release of all living and deceased hostages.
Trump added that the board’s founding members met last month in Davos, Switzerland, where two dozen participants marked the body’s official launch and outlined plans focused on improving conditions for Gaza’s civilian population. He said the effort was designed to have implications extending beyond Gaza.
“The Board of Peace has unlimited potential,” Trump wrote, adding that it “will prove to be the most consequential International Body in History.”
Trump also said that Hamas must comply with what he described as a commitment to “Full and Immediate Demilitarization,” calling it a critical condition for the success of the board’s security and reconstruction agenda.
Separately, two sources involved in the Board of Peace told KAN News on Saturday that the process of disarming and demilitarizing Hamas could begin as early as March.
According to KAN News, the initial phase would be linked to the rollout of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
The committee is described as a technocratic governing body that would assume administrative responsibility in the Gaza Strip. The sources said its implementation is expected to lay the groundwork for the disarmament process and facilitate coordination with international and local security forces.
Trump said further details on funding, personnel deployment, and operational plans will be presented during the Washington meeting.