US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is set to present a six-month, $2.45 billion emergency recovery plan for Gaza, aimed at jump-starting reconstruction after years of war. The proposal, to be discussed at a meeting of the 28-member board, focuses on immediate priorities: temporary housing for displaced families, large-scale rubble and debris removal, repairs to damaged hospitals, initial economic recovery measures, and the deployment of a multinational security force to stabilise the enclave.
According to the underlying report, physical damage in Gaza is estimated at $35.2 billion, while full recovery and reconstruction over the next decade could require about $71.4 billion. The plan, prepared over a year with input from dozens of experts, the Board of Peace and a Palestinian technocratic team, outlines 66 project proposals and sketches an early post-war governance and reconstruction framework. “The plan shows how to stand up a government from nothing, an economy from shambles and a territory from disaster,” a Board of Peace official said.
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However, implementation hinges on cooperation between Israel and Hamas. While Israel has agreed in principle to some elements, it has delayed rollout citing domestic political considerations ahead of its October 27 elections. Hamas has also indicated willingness to disarm in principle, but this remains untested. Despite a ceasefire that has held for nearly a year, more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed since it began, with repeated Israeli airstrikes and firing near military zones. The board hopes reconstruction work can begin after the Israeli polls.
