Trump Says Board of Peace Members to Pledge Rp84 Trillion for Gaza Reconstruction
US President Donald Trump has said that member countries of the Board of Peace will announce commitments of more than US$5 billion (Rp84 trillion) for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza at the board’s inaugural summit in the United States on Thursday, 19 February 2026.
In a post on Truth Social on Sunday, Trump wrote that member nations had also committed to deploying thousands of personnel for a UN-authorised stabilisation force and local police in the Palestinian territory.
“On 19 February 2026, I will once again join members of the Board of Peace at the Donald J. Trump Peace Institute in Washington, D.C., where we will announce that member nations have pledged more than 5 billion US dollars for humanitarian efforts and the reconstruction of Gaza,” Trump wrote on his social media platform.
The US President said Thursday’s meeting, the group’s first official gathering, would take place at the Donald J. Trump Peace Institute, recently renamed by the State Department after the President. Delegations from more than 20 countries, including heads of state, are expected to attend.
Although Middle Eastern regional powers, including Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Israel, as well as developing nations such as Indonesia, have joined the board, global powers and traditional Western allies of the US have been more cautious.
Permanent Members to Pay US$1 Billion
Meanwhile, permanent members are required to pay US$1 billion (Rp17 trillion) to join, prompting criticism that the board could become a “pay-to-play” version of the UN Security Council.
Trump launched the Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026.
Several countries, including Croatia, France, Italy, New Zealand and Norway, have declined to join.
The formation of the board was backed by a UN Security Council resolution as part of the Trump administration’s plan to end the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Both sides agreed to the plan last year with a ceasefire that officially took effect in October, although both have repeatedly accused each other of violating the truce.