It has been one year since United States President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) brokered a “ceasefire” aimed at eventually ending Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
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Board → broker → Gaza
However, rather than receiving relief and a chance to rebuild, Palestinians in the enclave continue to face attacks and be uprooted as Israeli forces have expanded control within the territory.
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forces → receive → territory
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Trump first proposed the BoP in September 2025, saying it would stabilise Gaza and ensure lasting peace.
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it → mark → peace
In November, a United Nations Security Council resolution recognised the board as a “transitional administration” in Gaza.
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resolution → recognise → Gaza
But what has the board achieved?
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board → achieve → what
Here’s what we know:
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we → ’ → what
The BoP’s mission was laid out in Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, as was the “ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas.
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ceasefire → lay → Israel
The ceasefire began on October 10, 2025.
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ceasefire → begin → October
The plan envisioned steps for each side to take that could eventually create a “credible pathway” to Palestinian statehood.
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that → envision → statehood
It required Israeli forces to withdraw to about 50 percent of the Gaza Strip and cease aerial and artillery bombardments.
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It → require → bombardments
It also required Israel to release 250 Palestinian prisoners and another 1,700 people jailed from Gaza since October 7, 2023, the day that Hamas led attacks into southern Israel and Israel began the war.
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Israel → require → war
The plan proposed reopening border crossings to allow much-needed aid into Gaza.
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plan → propose → Gaza
The peace plan required Hamas to release all Israeli captives.
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plan → require → captives
It also proposed a later phase in which the group would disarm and its members would be granted amnesty or a safe exit from Gaza.
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members → propose → Gaza
The peace plan established the BoP as a transitional governing body until the Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the occupied West Bank, could take over.
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which → establish → Bank
An International Stabilization Force (ISF), led by the US, was supposed to take over security in Gaza from withdrawing Israeli forces, the plan stated.
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plan → lead → forces
It also proposed the reconstruction and redevelopment of Gaza, whose people, it said, “have suffered enough”.
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it → propose → Gaza
What has the BoP done in the past year?
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BoP → do → year
In February, the BoP’s members, who each joined in exchange for a $1bn annual fee, met in Washington, DC, for its first summit, at which member states pledged $7bn in funding although aid agencies said reconstructing Gaza would cost closer to $70bn.
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reconstructing → join → 70bn
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York last month, the BoP also unveiled a 66-project recovery plan worth $2.4bn.
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BoP → unveil → plan
What has BoP achieved?
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BoP → achieve → What
The BoP’s achievements are tied to the success of the Gaza peace plan.
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achievements → tie → plan
Under that, Hamas has released all 168 living captives and Israel has freed Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel → release → prisoners
Hamas has also announced the dissolution of its government in the Gaza Strip although Israel has dismissed that as a “stunt”.
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Israel → announce → stunt
Other goals under the peace plan have been only partially met.
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goals → meet → plan
Governance has been hampered.
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Governance → hamper → ?
While a National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), meant to act as the governing authority in Gaza, was founded, Israel has not granted it entry into the Strip.
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Israel → mean → Strip
The NCAG reports directly to the board and is led by Chief Commissioner Ali Shaath and other Palestinian technocrats.
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NCAG → report → Shaath
It operates from Cairo.
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It → operate → Cairo
Israel has not stated why the committee is not permitted to enter Gaza.
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committee → state → Gaza
Aid remains restricted.
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Aid → restrict → ?
About 227 aid trucks enter the Strip daily when 600 trucks were supposed to, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) hunger monitor.
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trucks → enter → monitor
Israel has classified thousands of basic items, such as tents and essential equipment like ventilators, as “dual use” items, which means they have military and civilian applications, and has restricted their flow into the Strip.
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they → classify → Strip
About 1.4 million Palestinians – or most of Gaza’s more than 2 million people – will suffer hunger until at least December, the IPC has noted.
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IPC → suffer → December
That is 200,000 more than those who faced hunger in May, suggesting a significantly deteriorating situation.
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who → face → situation
What has not been achieved?
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What → achieve → ?
Observers argued that the BoP has entirely failed to secure the “ceasefire” as Israeli attacks have continued almost daily on the Strip.
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attacks → argue → Strip
Since October 10, 2025, more than 1,400 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed.
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Palestinians → kill → October
In the three years since the war began, more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed, and thousands more are missing and presumed dead under the rubble.
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thousands → begin → rubble
Israel says its continuing attacks target Hamas members, but the group vehemently denies the claims.
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group → say → claims
…and 26 more, not listed.
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