Overview
- The Board of Peace, in a report to the UN Security Council dated May 15 and disclosed in Tuesday coverage, said pledged money has not been transferred and asked donors to speed payments.
- The report asked the Council to push Hamas to accept verified decommissioning of weapons, which the board called the main barrier to carrying out the ceasefire roadmap and starting reconstruction.
- Pledges stand at $17 billion against recovery needs that assessments place above $70 billion, and Haaretz reported the board cannot run core institutions as funds from the U.S. and Gulf states have not arrived.
- Donor hesitation over oversight and representation has slowed transfers, with Reuters noting many capitals prefer UN channels and Middle East Eye reporting a U.S. visit in April to press Saudi Arabia on its $1 billion pledge.
- The board also cited near-daily truce violations and tight border controls that block aid and materials, leaving most of Gaza’s two million people in tents without steady food, water, or care and stalling debris clearance and rebuilding.