Board of Peace unveils $2.4bn Gaza rebuild plan as Israeli strikes kill seven
US-backed body tied reconstruction to Hamas disarmament even as Israeli attacks killed seven Palestinians in Gaza on the same day.
What to know
- Board of Peace unveiled a 66-project, $2.4bn initial plan, with full Gaza reconstruction estimated at $35bn medium-term and $71.4bn over 10 years.
- The reconstruction plan is explicitly conditioned on Hamas's disarmament, and its high representative says there is no fixed timeline.
- Israeli strikes and gunfire killed seven Palestinians in Gaza on the same day the plan was unveiled, underscoring that Israel has not withdrawn troops as committed under the ceasefire.
- World leaders at the UN General Assembly, including the UK, France, Canada and UN chief Guterres, publicly pressed Israel over ceasefire violations and West Bank settlement expansion.
“Israel has not lived up to its commitment to withdraw its troops on the ground, and so recovery really has yet to begin”
Kristen Saloomey, Al Jazeera correspondent · Al Jazeera ↗ · Sep 22
Nikolay Mladenov High representative, Board of Peace
Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister
Donald Trump US President
Antonio Guterres UN Secretary-General
Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President
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Guterres and Erdogan press Israel on ceasefire compliance
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced Israel's actions in Gaza and demanded UN access, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed Turkey's commitment to the ceasefire agreement as a signatory.
“the United Nations need to be allowed to perform our mandates in Gaza…”
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Netanyahu says strike killed senior Hamas finance official — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in a statement that the al-Mawasi drone strike had killed a senior Hamas finance official, a claim disputed by the reported civilian death toll.
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Israeli strikes and gunfire kill seven Palestinians across Gaza — A drone strike in al-Mawasi near Khan Younis killed Osama Abu Khater and Mohammad Abu Elwan; further strikes in Deir el-Balah and Gaza City killed at least three more, and two others died from earlier gunfire wounds, while an infant and an elderly woman were wounded in Khan Younis.
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Board of Peace unveils $2.4bn, 66-project Gaza reconstruction blueprint — At a board meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Board of Peace presented a plan estimating total reconstruction costs at about $35bn over the medium term and $71.4bn over the next decade, with high representative Nikolay Mladenov saying the plan depends on Hamas's disarmament.
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UK, France and Canada criticize Israel at UNGA — Leaders of the three countries said Israel was blocking a two-state solution through settlement expansion in the West Bank and that suffering in Gaza needed to be addressed.
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International community endorses Gaza relief and ceasefire effort — Efforts to alleviate conditions in Gaza were endorsed internationally in July, but Israel has not withdrawn its troops as committed, delaying recovery on the ground.
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Hamas and Palestinian factions sign disarmament document — Hamas and other Palestinian factions agreed to a document outlining a disarmament plan for Gaza, a step US President Donald Trump called a major milestone.
