Overview
- At the Washington inaugural, President Donald Trump chaired the new body and said the United States would contribute $10 billion.
- Trump said nine member nations pledged $7 billion for Gaza reconstruction, while Gulf states separately announced about $4.2 billion, far below UN and World Bank estimates near $70 billion.
- Indonesia pledged up to 8,000 troops for a proposed International Stabilization Force, with Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania offering personnel and Egypt and Jordan committing to police training.
- Participation showed a geopolitical split as more than 40 countries sent officials but many major Western powers stayed out or observed, Mexico attended only as an observer, the Vatican declined, and Russia offered $1 billion from immobilized US assets but skipped the meeting.
- Fresh scrutiny followed reports of leaked plans for a roughly 350‑acre ISF base in southern Gaza with capacity for about 5,000, which officials declined to discuss, even as the board adopted anti‑corruption and financial transparency rules and Trump said it would cooperate with the UN.