Board of Peace Faces Severe Cash Crunch: Only $1B of $17B Pledged Received

On April 10, 2026, Newsmax and Brussels Morning reported that Trump's Board of Peace (BoP) Gaza reconstruction framework was facing a severe cash crunch — with less than $1 billion of the $17 billion pledged by donor nations having been actually deposited into BoP accounts. The funding shortfall was attributed to donor hesitation stemming from the ongoing Iran-Israel regional war, which had diverted diplomatic and financial attention away from Gaza reconstruction. Without reconstruction funding, analysts warned the economic incentive for Hamas to accept disarmament terms would be essentially eliminated. The BoP's governance structure — which grants the Trump administration near-total control with minimal oversight — was also cited as a deterrent for European donors. The funding crisis directly threatened the viability of Phase Two of the ceasefire framework.