US provides $206 million for Gaza force despite deadlocked peace plan
The first U.S. spending on the stalled plan would fund equipment, infrastructure and armored vehicles for the International Stabilization Force, Reuters reported.
- On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, President Donald Trump's administration notified Congress it is sending more than $206 million for a proposed Gaza peacekeeping force, marking the first significant funding for the stalled International Stabilization Force plan.
- Trump's Gaza roadmap aims to end the two-year conflict by deploying the ISF to secure areas, train police, and facilitate aid deliveries after Israeli forces withdraw, though both Israel and Hamas have balked at conditions required to advance the plan.
- State Department notifications detail $200 million for equipment and infrastructure, while roughly $6.3 million will repurpose armored personnel carriers for troop contributors Albania, Kosovo, Indonesia, Morocco, and Kazakhstan.
- Despite recent meetings in Jerusalem between Trump's envoy Jared Kushner and regional leaders, the effort remains stalled as Israel and Hamas refuse to fulfill key demands, with more than 1,200 deaths reported since the October ceasefire.
- International donors have provided only a fraction of the $17 billion initially pledged for reconstruction, while the Board of Peace continues soliciting funds for base construction and other projects needed to support the force.
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Trump puts $206 million behind Gaza force to disarm Hamas — but Israel won’t leave until the guns are gone
President Donald Trump is putting more than $206 million behind an international force for Gaza, the first major US financial commitment to his plan to disarm Hamas and reshape the Strip after the war. The International Stabilization Force would support the dismantling of Hamas’s weapons and terror infrastructure, secure territory following any IDF withdrawal, protect humanitarian operations, and help train new Palestinian police. Indonesia, Mor…
US provides US$206 million for Gaza force despite deadlocked peace plan
The State Department informed Congress it will provide US$200 million for the International Stabilization Force's equipment, infrastructure, vehicles and operational costs, with an additional US$6 million to repurpose US armoured vehicles to support the force.
US provides $206 million for Gaza force despite deadlocked peace plan
President Donald Trump's administration has told Congress it is sending more than $206 million for a proposed Gaza peacekeeping force, the first significant funding for the stalled U.S. plan to rebuild the devastated enclave.
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