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JUN 27, 2026
The US president has proposed that Washington ‘take over’ Gaza, expel its Palestinian inhabitants, and rebuild it as the ‘Riviera of the Middle East’
According to a draft resolution obtained by the British daily, the organization would also be allowed to obtain public property in Gaza “free of charge.”
The “sensitive but unclassified” draft of the resolution includes language extending immunity from “arrest, detention or legal proceedings in the courts or other entities in Gaza.”
The UN Security Council has authorized the Board of Peace to oversee the administration of Gaza until 31 December 2027.
The protection would extend to every member of the Board of Peace and its administrative affiliate, the Office of the High Representative (OHR), led by Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov.
Legal protections would also apply to Palestinian technocrats slated to administer Gaza, to foreign troops from the International Stabilization Force (ISF) deployed to the strip, and to nonresident contractors.
“It is unclear if the document is attempting to relieve the Board of Peace and its affiliates from prosecution in international courts, in addition to potential claims in Gaza,” The Guardian wrote.
The activities of the Board of Peace could be illegal under international law, as they bolster Israel’s illegal occupation of Gaza following its genocide of Palestinians in the strip.
The seven-member Board of Peace “executive board” includes Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner; special envoy Steve Witkoff; White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles; and national security adviser, Marco Rubio.
Witkoff and Kushner are notable real estate investors in New York. They, along with Israeli businessmen, could benefit financially from managing the reconstruction of Gaza.
In February 2025, Trump proposed that the US “take over” Gaza, expel its nearly 2 million residents, and rebuild it as the “Riviera of the Middle East,” presumably for Israeli Jewish settlers to inhabit.
Though multiple countries have pledged billions of dollars to join the Board of Peace, most have not yet transferred any funds to the organization.
No reconstruction contracts have been issued yet, and the international stabilization force has not been established.
Six lawyers specializing in US contracting law and international armed conflict who reviewed the draft resolution for The Guardian raised concerns about its contents.
“[It is] unclear how Board of Peace officials, soldiers, and contractors would be held accountable if there are shootings or accidents that affect Gaza residents, or even how the group might resolve routine disputes over business or land use there,” the lawyers said.
“They are basically saying there’s no external oversight, including applicable international law regarding occupation,” said Noura Erakat, an international law professor at Rutgers University.
“It’s creating a legal system unto itself.”
The final section of the draft resolution gives the Board of Peace the ability to confiscate Palestinian land, similar to the way Israel confiscates Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
The board “shall be provided, free of charge, with public premises and facilities needed for the accomplishment of the missions in Gaza.”
Trump’s Board of Peace plans to build a base for the ISF, as well as logistics hubs to facilitate its operations there.
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