Trump's Board of Peace to unveil $2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan: Axios
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- Trump’s Board of Peace is set to present a six-month, $2.45 billion recovery plan covering 66 projects, including temporary housing, infrastructure repairs, hospital rehabilitation and security arrangements.
- The proposal estimates physical damage in Gaza at $35.2 billion and puts the cost of full recovery and reconstruction over the next decade at about $71.4 billion.
US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is set to unveil a six-month, $2.45 billion recovery plan for Gaza on Wednesday, outlining 66 projects aimed at addressing urgent humanitarian, infrastructure and security needs in the Gaza Strip, Axios reported.
The proposal includes funding for temporary housing, rubble and unexploded ordnance removal, hospital repairs and economic recovery, as well as the deployment of a multinational security force.
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Infrastructure projects account for roughly $1 billion of the plan, including about $400 million for temporary shelters, $275 million for rubble and unexploded ordnance clearance, $50 million for hospital rehabilitation and $30 million for damaged roads.
The plan also calls for repairing border crossings, restoring electricity and water networks, deploying 25,000 portable solar-power kits and permanently filling tunnels beneath locations needed for priority reconstruction projects.
Security-related projects would receive roughly $885 million, including funding for an International Stabilization Force and the recruitment, training and deployment of a multinational security contingent.
The plan estimates physical damage in Gaza at $35.2 billion and says full recovery and reconstruction would require about $71.4 billion over the next decade.
It also includes programs covering healthcare, education and welfare, alongside proposals for digital identification, electronic payments, 4G connectivity and measures to restart small businesses and attract investment.
The proposal was developed over roughly a year by members of the 28-country Board of Peace and a Palestinian technocratic government.
The Board of Peace and the Palestinian technocratic government have not yet secured the full $2.45 billion required for the initial six-month program.
Board officials said they expect donor countries to provide funding once political obstacles to implementation are cleared. Representatives from 35 countries are expected to attend Wednesday’s briefing, according to Axios.
The plan also faces political and security hurdles, including disagreements over its implementation and the proposed disarmament of Hamas. Axios reported that the Board of Peace hopes the recovery process can begin after political conditions allow the broader Gaza plan to move forward.
