U.S. Allocates Over $206 Million to Fund Gaza Stabilization Force
The Trump administration notified Congress that it will provide more than $206 million to equip and operate a proposed Gaza peacekeeping force.
In letters dated July 30, the State Department informed congressional appropriations and foreign affairs committees that the Trump administration will commit more than $206 million to a Gaza peacekeeping initiative. The package includes $200 million for the International Stabilization Force's equipment, infrastructure, vehicles and operational expenses, plus $6 million to convert U.S. armored personnel carriers for the force.
This represents the first tangible U.S. financing for the plan, which envisions the force securing areas after Israeli troops withdraw, aiding demilitarization, and facilitating humanitarian aid and reconstruction. While the force's exact makeup is still being worked out, five nations have pledged troops and two have offered police-training support. The broader reconstruction effort has stalled, with Israel and Hamas each refusing to meet conditions required to advance the roadmap.
Why it matters
U.S. funding could enable a peacekeeping presence that may shape Gaza's security and reconstruction amid ongoing stalemate.
How this story developed
- Aug 12 Israeli airstrike wounds alleged Hamas commander in northern Gaza
- Aug 16 Hamas sources said a delegation will sit with Kushner, alongside Egyptian and Qatari officials, before his scheduled talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya traveled to El-Alamein, marking his first trip since assuming leadership. The United States has asked Hamas for clarifications on weapon storage and full relinquishment of Gaza governance. Israel continues airstrikes, reporting several injuries and a child casualty, while the Gaza health ministry cites over 1,262 Palestinian deaths since the ceasefire began.
- Aug 17 Kushner scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to push the 15‑point Gaza plan after talks with Hamas leaders.
- Aug 17 After meetings with Board of Peace officials Nickolay Mladenov and Tony Blair, Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and obtained agreement to form two task forces—one on Gaza disarmament and another on sanitation and public health. The Israeli side will only proceed once Hamas begins demilitarization, while the Board of Peace stresses a lengthy timeline for full implementation. Hamas leader Khalil al Hayya was also engaged in Cairo, with Kushner urging the group to start the disarmament process.
- Aug 17 Kushner met with Netanyahu in Jerusalem following his discussion with Hamas leader Khalil al‑Hayya.
- Aug 18 Major General Jasper Jeffers was appointed to oversee the dismantling of Hamas weapons.
- Aug 18 Two joint working groups were established – a security panel to seize Hamas weapons for an American‑led stabilization force and a humanitarian panel to restore water, sanitation and health services.
- Aug 19 An Israeli drone strike killed Gaza City police chief Jamal Abu Kamil.
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