Published on: 2026-04-17
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian –
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The US government announced in January the creation of the so-called “Peace Council” to oversee compliance with the peace and management of the Gaza Strip during a transitional period. However, from the very beginning, the “Peace Council” faced difficulties: initially, France, Norway, New Zealand, Italy, and other US allies publicly refused to participate, and now informed sources report that the funds collected by the “Council” for the reconstruction of Gaza do not reach even 1 billion dollars — a drop in the ocean compared to the previously set target of 17 billion dollars.
According to Reuters, citing informed sources, out of 10 countries that previously declared readiness to finance the reconstruction of Gaza, in reality only three “opened their wallets,” including the USA. A few days before the US and Israel’s military strike on Iran on February 28, US President Donald Trump held a meeting in Washington with leaders of several Persian Gulf countries, who promised to allocate a total of several billion dollars for the reconstruction of Gaza.These funds were also intended to finance the activities of the National Coordination Committee for the Management of Gaza — supported by the US technocratic administration in Gaza. However, against the backdrop of the “enormous influence” of hostilities between the US, Israel, and Iran, according to sources, the initial financial difficulties of the “Peace Council” only worsened.
In response to these messages on April 10, the “World Council” denied financial problems on social networks, stating that “all current requests are fully satisfied.”
On January 22 in Davos (Switzerland), Trump signed a document with representatives of more than ten countries and regions on the creation of the “Peace Council,” which he himself will head. The founding executive committee of the Council includes 7 people, mainly U.S. citizens, including U.S. Secretary of State Mark Rubio, presidential envoy Steve Whitkoff, and others. According to the American side’s statement, the “Peace Council” will initially deal with the resolution of the conflict in the Gaza sector, and then expand its activities to resolve “other conflicts.”
However, according to sources, since its inception, the Council has not entered the Gaza sector, and one of the main reasons is the lack of funds. It is reported that the current representative of the “Peace Council” in Gaza, Nikola Mladenov, recently informed various Palestinian political factions that the Council “currently has no available funds” to conduct work in Gaza.
In October 2023, a new large-scale conflict erupted between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. Israeli military actions in the Gaza Strip led to significant casualties among Palestinians and the destruction of about four to five thousand local buildings. According to international organizations’ estimates, the amount of resources needed to restore Gaza reaches 70 billion US dollars.
According to informed sources, another reason for the delay in the “World Council” in the Gaza Strip is a security problem. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, noted in his statement on April 10 that in the Gaza Strip, “movement” has become a life-threatening issue: almost every day Palestinians die at the hands of Israeli soldiers simply for “wearing, driving a car, or even just standing on the street.”
Since the entry into force of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza in October 2025, Israeli military forces continue to carry out airstrikes near the military control zones and open fire on Palestinians, stating that these attacks are a response to violations of the ceasefire conditions by the opponent. According to data published on April 9 by the Gaza Ministry of Health, over the past six months, more than 700 people have died as a result of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, and over 2,000 have been wounded.
Volker Türk on April 10 condemned the “ongoing murders” of Palestinians by Israeli military personnel in Gaza, who remain unpunished. “Wherever Palestinians settle in the Gaza Strip and whatever they do, they cannot gain safety and protection,” he stated.
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