Thursday, February 19, 2026 l Dalena Reporters
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a $10 billion US commitment to his newly launched “Board of Peace,” while saying nine participating members have jointly pledged $7 billion toward a Gaza relief package, alongside plans for an international stabilization force in the war-battered Palestinian territory.
According to the report, Saudi Arabia confirmed a $1 billion donation to the relief package. Trump also listed Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Uzbekistan and Kuwait among countries making pledges. In parallel, Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania were named as troop contributors, while Egypt and Jordan committed to police training for the stabilization effort.
The plan, Trump said, will begin with troop deployments to Rafah, described as a major population centre where the US administration intends to initially focus reconstruction. A newly created force leader, Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, was quoted outlining a target structure of 12,000 police and 20,000 soldiers for Gaza operations an ambitious security architecture aimed at enabling rebuilding under a ceasefire still described as fragile.
But even as Trump and partners framed the funding as a down payment on stability, the article notes the $7 billion remains a fraction of the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza after two years of war. Trump’s additional $10 billion pledge for the Board of Peace was announced without specifying exactly how the funds would be used, leaving questions about governance, oversight, and operational scope.
Politically, the Board of Peace is presented as a pillar of Trump’s wider “peace plan,” yet it is already provoking international unease. The report says the board excludes Palestinian representatives, and that Trump’s expanded vision positioning the board as a body that could “look over” the UN—has triggered fears he is seeking to create a rival framework to the United Nations. Several US partners, including Germany, Italy, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, are participating only as observers, reflecting cautious buy-in rather than full endorsement.
The meeting also intersected with wider regional tensions: Trump renewed warnings that Iran must reach a “meaningful” nuclear agreement, suggesting the next 10 days would be decisive, amid a major US military buildup in the Middle East that is fueling fears of a broader war.