Overview
- A four-page draft resolution obtained by The Guardian would grant the Board of Peace, its staff, contractors and associated forces immunity from arrest, detention or legal proceedings in Gaza and give the body internal authority to handle claims.
- The draft labels itself “sensitive but unclassified” and sets up a ‘Third Party Liability/Claims’ process for property damage, injury or death claims to be considered by the board rather than local courts.
- As chair for life, President Trump would hold exclusive power to lift an individual’s immunity under the draft, concentrating waiver authority in his hands and vesting final control with a small executive panel.
- Critics and six lawyers who reviewed the text told The Guardian the language could remove external oversight, enable use of public premises in Gaza without payment, and leave open whether the shield would reach international courts.
- Board officials deny any operative immunity framework exists and say personnel remain subject to accountability, but the leak has intensified legal scrutiny, questions about property rights in Gaza and diplomatic concern over board composition.