WEB DESK (MNN); United States President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that member states of the Board of Peace have pledged thousands of personnel for an International Stabilisation Force expected to be deployed in the Gaza Strip.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the formal announcement would be made at the Board’s meeting in Washington on February 19 at the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace.
According to the US president, member states have committed more than $5 billion toward humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts in Gaza. He added that thousands of personnel would join both the International Stabilisation Force and local police units to help maintain peace and security for Palestinians in Gaza.
Trump also stressed that Hamas must fulfill its commitment to “full and immediate demilitarisation.” He described the Board of Peace as potentially “the most consequential international body in history,” saying it was an honor to serve as its chairman.
Earlier in the week, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi confirmed that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will attend the upcoming Board of Peace meeting in the United States. He added that Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will accompany him.
Andrabi noted that further details regarding Pakistan’s delegation and scheduled engagements would be shared later.
The Board of Peace was first proposed in September 2025 and formally established last month. Under its charter, the US government serves as the official depository, with the Donald J Trump Institute of Peace designated as its headquarters.
A United Nations Security Council resolution adopted in mid-November last year authorised the Board, along with cooperating countries, to form an international stabilisation force in Gaza following a ceasefire that began in October under a Trump-backed proposal accepted by Israel and Hamas.
Despite the agreement, the ceasefire has remained fragile, with repeated reported violations.
Initially conceived to oversee Gaza’s temporary governance after the ceasefire, the Board of Peace’s mandate was later expanded to address broader global conflicts.
