May 27, 2026
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US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has “zero” cash in its official fund, despite member countries pledging billions of dollars, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Trump first conceived of the board to rebuild Gaza, where Israel and Hamas agreed to a US-backed ceasefire in October in a bid to halt two years of devastating war.
But he quickly raised eyebrows by sending out wide invitations, including to Russian President Vladimir Putin and to countries far removed from traditional Middle East diplomacy.
