Board of Peace Unveils $2.45 Billion Six-Month Gaza Recovery Blueprint

September 23, 2026 — Trump's Board of Peace, meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, unveiled a 66-project, $2.45 billion initial-phase recovery plan for Gaza covering roughly six months — about $1 billion for infrastructure (including $400 million for temporary shelters and $275 million for rubble and unexploded-ordnance clearance), plus education, health and economic-recovery spending. The board separately projects $35.2 billion for medium-term reconstruction and $71.4 billion over ten years in total need. High representative Nikolay Mladenov said the board is 'not bound by a calendar' and wants to 'make sure this works.' Nearly a year after the October 2025 ceasefire, implementation remains stalled: Israel controls roughly 60% of Gaza, Hamas has not disarmed, the multinational security force and a new Palestinian governing authority have not deployed, and reconstruction has not begun on the ground — the gap Erdoğan cited in his UN speech a day earlier.