Board of Peace members have pledged $5 billion for Gaza: Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (February 15, 2026) said member states of the so-called Board of Peace, which he heads, have pledged more than $5 billion for Gaza humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts, and committed thousands of personnel to a proposed force that would assume security responsibilities in the war-ravaged Palestinian enclave.

“The Board of Peace has unlimited potential. Last October, I released a Plan for the permanent end to the Conflict in Gaza, and our Vision was unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council. Shortly thereafter, we facilitated Humanitarian Aid at record speed, and secured the release of every living and deceased Hostage,” Mr. Trump wrote in a social media post.

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A ceasefire came into effect in Gaza in October 2025 after Mr. Trump unveiled his 20-point peace plan, but Israel, which controls more than half of Gaza’s territory, continued to bomb the enclave. At least 12 Palestinians were killed on Sunday (February 15, 2026) morning in Gaza in an Israeli strike, according to Palestinian health officials. In the two years of war in Gaza, which was triggered by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel in which some 1,200 people were killed, at least 75,000 Palestinians were killed, a vast majority of them women and children.

“Just last month, two dozen distinguished Founding Members joined me in Davos, Switzerland, to celebrate its official formation, and present a bold Vision for the Civilians in Gaza, and then, ultimately, far beyond Gaza — WORLD PEACE!” wrote Mr. Trump. Leaders and Foreign Ministers of at least 19 countries, besides the U.S., attended the Davos ceremony. The Board has announced 26 founding members in total, including Egypt, Hungary, Indonesia, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE. India, which has been invited to join the Board, says it is “reviewing” the invitation.

Mr. Trump said the Board’s members would join him at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington on February 19, 2026. At the meeting, “we will announce that Member States have pledged more than $5 BILLION DOLLARS toward the Gaza Humanitarian and Reconstruction efforts, and have committed thousands of personnel to the International Stabilization Force and Local Police to maintain Security and Peace for Gazans,” he added.

According to Mr. Trump’s 20-point plan, the ISF would be deployed to take charge of Gaza’s security and train Palestinian police personnel, while the enclave would be administrated by a new technocratic government, under the guidance of the Board of Peace. The Board’s executive core has eight members, including Chairman Trump. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special snvoy Steve Witkoff, Mr. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair are among the executive members.

The Trump peace plan also calls on Hamas to disarm itself, a call Mr. Trump repeated on Sunday (February 15, 2026). “Very importantly, Hamas must uphold its commitment to Full and Immediate Demilitarization. The Board of Peace will prove to be the most consequential International Body in History, and it is my honor to serve as its Chairman,” he added.