Trump demands countries pay $1 bn to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’: Report

The administration of US President Donald Trump is demanding that countries contribute at least $1 billion if they want a permanent position on his so-called Gaza Board of Peace, a report says.

According to a draft charter for the proposed board and cited by Bloomsburg on Sunday, no member state may “serve a term of more than three years from this Charter’s entry into force,” unless it “contributes more than 1,000,000,000 USD in cash funds to the Board of Peace.”

The draft gives Trump sweeping powers as the inaugural chairman. He would decide which countries are invited, approve meeting agendas, call extra sessions, remove members, and even designate his successor. While decisions are to be made by majority vote, all would require the chairman’s approval.

The plan appears designed as a direct alternative to the United Nations, which Trump has repeatedly criticized.

According to the charter, the board “seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”

The organization would officially launch once three member states endorse the charter.

Trump has invited figures, including Argentina’s Javier Milei and Canada’s Mark Carney, to join a Gaza-focused panel under the board.

Several European countries have also been approached, though some officials object to Trump’s control over the board’s funds.

The White House announced the first executive panel on Friday, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, his son-in-law Jared Kushner, and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

US announces Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ amid ongoing Israeli ceasefire breaches

The Trump administration has announced the executive members of Gaza’s so-called “Board of Peace,” a body purportedly tasked with managing transitional governance in the territory.

The new board is intended to drive the second phase of Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, despite Israel’s repeated violations of the first phase, which began under a ceasefire agreement on October 10, 2025, between the occupying entity and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.

Phase one aimed to halt the Israeli aggression immediately, facilitate the exchange of captives, set boundaries for Israeli withdrawal in Gaza, allow humanitarian aid to enter fully, and open the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

While daily Israeli attacks have reportedly decreased since the ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 451 Palestinians and injured 1,251, averaging nearly five deaths each day since October 10.

Under the agreement, Hamas released all 20 living Israeli captives in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian abductees and returned 27 of the 28 bodies of deceased captives. The remaining body is believed to be buried under rubble caused by Israeli bombings. However, Israel has failed to release all women and child captives as stipulated in the agreement.

Furthermore, the Israeli military has not fully withdrawn to the designated “yellow line” and continues to restrict aid, while the Rafah crossing remains closed.

Since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, more than 71,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 172,000 wounded, the vast majority of them women and children.

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