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Trump Fails to Secure Gaza Reconstruction Funds Amid Hesitations

2/5/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump has not secured funding commitments for Gaza reconstruction as donors hesitate over Hamas disarmament.
A senior European diplomat said no Western country has committed funds yet.
The plan requires Hamas to disarm before reconstruction can begin.
Wealthy Gulf states are reluctant to finance without a political solution.
The Board of Peace discusses rubble-clearing contracts to manage tenders through a Palestinian technocratic body, leaving Gaza in limbo.

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U.S. President Donald Trump has not secured funding commitments for Gaza reconstruction as donors hesitate over Hamas disarmament.
A senior European diplomat said no Western country has committed funds yet.
The plan requires Hamas to disarm before reconstruction can begin.
Wealthy Gulf states are reluctant to finance without a political solution.
The Board of Peace discusses rubble-clearing contracts to manage tenders through a Palestinian technocratic body, leaving Gaza in limbo.