Why the plan to disarm Hamas is destined to fail

The US and the Board of Peace are ignoring the lessons of past, successful peace settlement efforts.

Responsible Statecraft
Trump's Gaza committee remains an empty shell paralyzed by Israel

Created four months ago as part of Donald Trump's peace plan, the entity is supposed to manage the coastal territory in place of Hamas. But Israel is preventing its members from entering, leaving them stranded in their offices in Cairo.

Le Monde

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„Since the board was set up, its fund — administered by the #WorldBank and endorsed by the United Nations — has received no money from #donors, the source said.“

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/28/world/board-of-peace-gaza-fund-empty/

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„Trump's Gaza committee remains an empty shell paralyzed by Israel

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Board of Peace official Gaza fund is empty despite pledges, source says

Since the board was set up, its fund — administered by the World Bank and endorsed by the United Nations — has received no money from donors, the source said.

The Japan Times
Donald Trump’s Board of Peace fund is empty

Despite $17bn in pledges, organisation is stuck in limbo with no money flowing to projects in Gaza

Financial Times

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„As Israel threatens to resume full-scale genocide in Gaza, Palestinian resistance leaders spoke to Drop Site about deceptive negotiations and the push to disarm.“

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-hamas-trump-board-netanyahu-israel-mladenov-disarmament

“The Occupation’s Conditions”: Trump’s Board of Peace Demands that Hamas Surrender to Netanyahu’s Gaza Agenda

As Israel threatens to resume full-scale genocide in Gaza, Palestinian resistance leaders spoke to Drop Site about deceptive negotiations and the push to disarm.

Drop Site News

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„Israel has expanded its control of the Gaza Strip to nearly 60% of the territory despite the ceasefire, as it prepares for a possible #resumption of the war, Army Radio reported on Sunday.
Senior military officials, cited by the broadcaster, said they are pressing to restart fighting, arguing that now is the optimal moment to defeat Hamas.“

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-seizes-nearly-60-percent-gaza-despite-ceasefire-plans-resume-genocide

Israel seizes nearly 60 percent of Gaza as it plans to resume war, report says

Israeli Army Radio says plans to resume attacks are complete, pending political approval

Middle East Eye

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(Typical military leaderships: The madness on one side is in no way inferior to the madness on the other)

„Hamas has refused to fully disarm under a proposal discussed in Cairo, linking any surrender of weapons to the creation of an independent Palestinian state, diplomats said.“

https://www.khaama.com/hamas-rejects-disarmament-plan-without-palestinian-state-guarantee/

#israel #palestine : #gaza / #reconstruction / #uno / #uspeaceplan

„Palestinians are using war rubble to repave streets destroyed during Israel’s two-year assault on Gaza, crushing concrete and metal into pavement under a UN-run project they hope will mark a first step towards rehabilitating their damaged cities.

The project run by the United Nations Development Programme (#UNDP) comes as progress stalls in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan (…).“

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/palestinians-use-gaza-rubble-to-restore-streets-as-us-rebuilding-plan-stalls

Palestinians use Gaza rubble to restore streets as US rebuilding plan stalls

Gaza rubble clearance could take seven years to complete. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times

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„Representatives for Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” have held discussions with state-owned Dubai #multinational DP World about managing supply chains and other #infrastructure projects in Gaza, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the matter.“
https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/donald-trumps-board-peace-held-talks-dp-world-over-gaza-reconstruction

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ held talks with DP World over Gaza reconstruction, report says

Middle East Eye

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„The Israeli army has tightened its grip on the enclave and killed more than 750 Palestinians over the past six months. Humanitarian aid continues to fall short of needs, and negotiations over disarming Hamas have stalled.“

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/04/20/six-months-into-gaza-ceasefire-phase-two-of-trump-s-peace-plan-remains-in-limbo_6752627_4.html

Six months into Gaza ceasefire, phase two of Trump's 'peace plan' remains in limbo

The Israeli army has tightened its grip on the enclave and killed more than 750 Palestinians over the past six months. Humanitarian aid continues to fall short of needs, and negotiations over disarming Hamas have stalled.

Le Monde