Overview
- Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed announced the UAE commitment at the US-hosted Board of Peace gathering in Washington.
- The funding is designated for immediate relief and longer-term recovery including medical care, food supplies and infrastructure repairs.
- Trump said the UAE joined Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait in a package exceeding $7 billion.
- The White House framed the Board of Peace as central to a plan that would oversee Gaza’s reconstruction and a second-phase ceasefire that includes disarming Hamas and supporting an interim Palestinian government.
- The UAE’s new pledge builds on prior assistance reported at more than 90,000 tonnes of aid valued at $1.8 billion, along with a floating hospital in Al Arish and a field hospital in Gaza.