JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is planning a pilot “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza which would aim to accommodate tens of thousands of vetted Palestinian civilians, a board official said.
The official said the zone could act as a “starting point” for the Palestinian technocratic committee meant to assume day-to-day governance during Gaza’s transitional phase under Trump’s 20-point plan.
The pilot zone, which the board is eying for Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, would be secured by multinational troops from the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), a fledgling body which operates under the Board of Peace.
The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), the group of Palestinian technocrats established by the board, would carry out screening and access control, supported by the ISF.
Movement in and out “will remain free for all unarmed civilians”, the board official said.
