Trump’s Board of Peace Fails Gaza Ceasefire After 1 Year as Israel Holds 60% of Strip
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Oct 10
Trump’s Board of Peace Fails Gaza Ceasefire After 1 Year as Israel Holds 60% of Strip
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Oct 10
Summary
One year after the October 10, 2025 ceasefire began, Trump’s Board of Peace has not delivered the truce or transition it promised, with Israeli attacks continuing almost daily and more than 1,400 Palestinians killed since then.
Israel now occupies about 60% of Gaza—above the plan’s 50% threshold—while Hamas refuses to disarm until attacks stop and troops withdraw, leaving the peace plan’s second phase stalled.
Aid and governance have also fallen short: only about 227 trucks enter Gaza daily versus the planned 600, and the Gaza administrative committee created under the plan still has not been allowed into the enclave.
Funding and recovery plans have moved ahead on paper, including $7 billion in pledges and a $2.4 billion, 66-project package, but no meaningful reconstruction has begun and 1.4 million Palestinians are projected to face hunger through at least December.
The board has further stirred controversy by sidelining UNRWA despite the UN extending the agency’s mandate to 2029, deepening concerns that a US-backed body is failing to end the war while seeking to reshape Gaza’s postwar administration.
With both sides trapped in a disarmament deadlock, what hidden flaw in the 2025 ceasefire plan doomed Gaza to endless limbo?
As billions in recovery funds sit idle, how can Gaza rebuild when basic survival items like tents and cement are banned?
Why have international stabilization forces from six nations failed to deploy a full year after the UN approved the transitional administration?
Gaza’s Post-Ceasefire Breakdown: Deadlock, Displacement, and the Board of Peace’s Governance Failure
Overview
One year after the US-led Board of Peace established a Gaza ceasefire, the situation has collapsed into operational deadlock. Israeli forces expanded control to 65% of Gaza, squeezing 2.1 million residents into a small area and worsening humanitarian conditions. The Board of Peace, created by Donald Trump with unchecked personal authority, faced global boycotts and financial opacity, leaving pledged reconstruction funds undelivered. Aggressive land confiscation and plans to encourage Palestinian emigration have drawn strong condemnation. As violence and diplomatic friction persist, international donors and a new coalition led by Norway, Saudi Arabia, and the EU are now seeking alternative peace and funding frameworks outside the Board of Peace.