Overview
- The United Arab Emirates transferred $100 million to the US-backed Board of Peace to fund training for a new Gaza police force, according to media reports citing diplomats, in what is described as the board’s largest single donation to date after earlier multi‑billion‑dollar pledges.
- Plans call for recruits to train in Egypt and Jordan under an Emirati security firm, with a target of about 27,000 officers, according to the reported details.
- The interim National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, which the board set up, has begun vetting thousands of candidates and says local recruitment is underway.
- Several board members have pledged troops for an International Stabilization Force that would partner with the new police and support the broader post‑conflict security plan for Gaza.
- Reports also describe Israeli security vetting for applicants and note a separate UAE plan to build a Palestinian compound in Israeli‑controlled areas of Gaza, which has raised concerns about sovereignty and de facto partition.