What has Trump’s Board of Peace achieved in a year since Gaza ‘ceasefire’?

What the report says

One year after the United States-backed “Board of Peace” helped broker a Gaza ceasefire tied to Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, Al Jazeera reports that the initiative has fallen far short of its stated goals. The article says the board was meant to oversee a transition toward Palestinian self-rule, support reconstruction, arrange an international security force and help create conditions for a broader political settlement. It was later given a formal role by a UN Security Council resolution in November 2025.

According to the report, some elements of the plan have been carried out, including the release of living Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners. Hamas has also said it dissolved its Gaza government, though Israel has dismissed that claim. But governance in Gaza remains unresolved: a Palestinian technocratic committee meant to administer the Strip has not been allowed to enter, aid deliveries remain below planned levels, and basic goods continue to be restricted. The piece also notes that the board has outlined funding and recovery proposals, including a February pledge conference and a later project package announced in New York.

Al Jazeera says the main criticism is that the ceasefire has not held in practice. Israeli military operations have continued, displacement has persisted, and Israel now controls a larger share of Gaza than the plan originally allowed, according to the article. No stabilization force has deployed, reconstruction has barely begun, and Hamas and Israel remain at an impasse over disarmament and withdrawal. The report also highlights criticism from analysts and rights advocates that the board has failed to secure lasting peace and that UNRWA is being sidelined despite its long role in Gaza humanitarian work.