Board of Peace

As winter storms hit Gaza, Hamas still rules and Donald Trump's peace plan stalls - analysis

On Monday, the Board of Peace, created as part of the peace plan, posted a statement about the winter conditions in the enclave. It said that there had been severe flooding in Gaza.

Displaced Palestinian children carry buckets and scoop water from a flooded area outside their tents at a displacement camp in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on November 7, 2026.
Palestinians are seen inside and near tents sheltering displaced families amid heavy rainfall and flooding in Gaza City, November 7, 2026.

UNICEF says Israel blocks Gaza basin repairs, warns of flooding, disease

Displaced Palestinians react at a partially flooded tent camp during a rainy day in Gaza City, November 7, 2026.

Board of Peace calls on Israel to authorize winter supplies aid entry into Gaza following flooding

Tents being brought into the Gaza Strip.

IDF confirms entry of tents, winter supplies into Gaza after Hamas blames Israel for conditions


US prepares to deploy 250 foreign troops in Gaza as Israel opposes Turkish involvement

Foreign military officers, accompanied by US troops, have been spotted near Gaza as preparations advance for a multinational force, with Israel authorizing an initial deployment of 250 soldiers.

Turkish charities operating in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2025

UNRWA could lay off thousands as Trump’s Board of Peace prepares for post-agency Gaza - report

In a post on September 25, the BoP said it "will only work with trusted partners who will deliver for the people of Gaza and contribute to a deradicalized Strip. UNRWA fails on those litmus tests."

The UNRWA emblem is displayed on a building at the Kalandia Training Center in Qalandia refugee camp in the West Bank on August 25, 2026.

BoP’s Blair meets Herzog, Netanyahu in Israel as US pushes to revive Gaza reconstruction plan

The former British prime minister, representing Trump’s Board of Peace, is expected to discuss a Palestinian technocratic committee and an international stabilization force for Gaza.

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks during a Board of Peace panel at the Whitby Hotel, on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 23, 2026.

The five issues that determine the Middle East's view of Israel's elections - analysis

Does the Middle East care who wins Israel's elections? Across the region, governments are watching the political developments in Israel.

A ballot box seen during elections for Israel's 26th Knesset on October 27, 2026.

Trump looks beyond 2028 as Board of Peace recruits former Biden aide to build bipartisan support

Former Biden liaison Shelley Greenspan joins Trump's Board of Peace to build bipartisan congressional support for the Gaza plan beyond his presidency.

US Vice President JD Vance, Jared Kushner, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on as US President Donald Trump holds up a resolution document that he signed during the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19.

Huckabee questions Board of Peace’s ability to carry out Trump's Gaza peace plan - report

Huckabee’s concerns focused on the International Gaza Support Center, questioning whether the center could continue operations as the US plans to hand over responsibilities to civilian staff.

US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee delivers a speech at the ARC Summit, a healthcare innovation conference, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, October 21, 2026

Francesca Albanese calls for Indonesia to reconsider involvement with Board of Peace

Trump unveiled the "Board of Peace," of which Indonesia is a key troop-contributing member, in January to address global conflicts ​typically handled by the United Nations.

The  inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

Gaza aid shipments resume as Hamas backs down from extortion threats targeting private merchants

Merchants previously suspended truck coordination activities in protest of a tax threatened by Hamas, wherein the terror organization demanded payments of approximately NIS 10,000 per truck.

Children gather and play on a water truck in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on September 23, 2026. The Emergency Committee of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry recently held a protest, warning that shortages of tires, oil, and spare parts are disrupting the operation of these water trucks.

Iran claims oil tanker exploded after hitting mine, CENTCOM chief touts military success in Gulf

Missiles hit Yemen's Aden airport, Saudi coalition intercepts missile near Yanbu • UK advises against nonessential travel to Saudi Arabia • IDF kills Hamas terrorist who stormed Re'im base on Oct. 7

Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026.

Saudi-led coalition intercepts missiles, drones as IDF prepares for strikes on southern Lebanon

IDF kills Hamas terrorist who stormed Re'im base on Oct. 7 • Germany will not tolerate Iranian hostility toward Europe, FM says • Trump threatens to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site

A billboard of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is displayed on a building in a street in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2024