Mr. Trump: The Peace Council pledged to contribute more than 5 billion USD to Gaza

US President Donald Trump today said that during the upcoming meeting at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace on February 19, he and Peace Council members will announce a commitment to contribute more than 5 billion USD to humanitarian efforts and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.

He said the Council will also provide thousands of personnel to the International Stabilization Force and local police, to maintain peace and security for the people in Gaza.

“The Peace Council will prove to be the most important international body in history and I feel honored to serve as its chairman,” Mr. Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social, emphasizing that this organization has “limitless potential.”

The US leader also called on the armed group Hamas to comply with its commitment to “complete and immediate demilitarization”. This is an important part of phase two of the ceasefire plan in Gaza, mediated by the US and signed by Israel and Hamas in October 2025. The United Nations has supported this plan.

The second phase of the agreement stipulates that Israel will gradually withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip, and Hamas disarm. An international force will be deployed to the territory to ensure security here.

Hamas has repeatedly affirmed that disarmament is a “red line” for this force, although it hinted that it may consider handing over weapons to a future Palestinian government.

The Peace Council, according to Mr. Trump’s original plan, is a small group of world leaders responsible for overseeing the peace plan in the Gaza Strip. However, the scale of this body has expanded, as he sent invitations to about 60 countries and hinted that the council would soon mediate global conflicts, like a “miniature Security Council”.