President Donald Trump convened his Board of Peace Thursday with representatives from more than 40 countries and observers from a dozen more. The inaugural meeting's focus is reconstruction and building an international stabilization force for a war-battered Gaza, where a shaky ceasefire deal persists. Trump says board members have pledged $5 billion for reconstruction, a fraction of the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild the Palestinian territory. Members also are expected to commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces amid fears that Trump is seeking to create a rival to the United Nations.
