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Trump peace board urges Hamas disarmament at UN; Gaza still starving

5/20/2026

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President Donald Trump's Board of Peace submitted a report to the U.N. Security Council urging Hamas to accept disarmament before reconstruction.
Aid deliveries have risen over 70% since the cease-fire, yet two million Gazans remain in tents with severe shortages and about 80% unemployment.
Hamas rejected the report, saying it ignores Israel’s crossing restrictions, and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, prepared to rebuild, is blocked from entering Gaza.

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President Donald Trump's Board of Peace submitted a report to the U.N. Security Council urging Hamas to accept disarmament before reconstruction.
Aid deliveries have risen over 70% since the cease-fire, yet two million Gazans remain in tents with severe shortages and about 80% unemployment.
Hamas rejected the report, saying it ignores Israel’s crossing restrictions, and the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, prepared to rebuild, is blocked from entering Gaza.