Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' held talks with DP World over Gaza reconstruction: Report

Representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace" have held talks with state-owned Dubai multinational DP World about managing supply chains and infrastructure projects in Gaza, the Financial Times said on Tuesday.

Rehabilitation of ‌Gaza, ⁠where two ⁠years of Israeli bombardment have destroyed four-fifths of buildings, ​has been projected by global institutions to cost around $70 billion.

Citing three ​people familiar with the matter, the paper said the talks centred on prospects for a ​partnership between DP World and the ⁠Board of ‌Peace to run logistics.


These efforts ​would cover ​humanitarian aid and other goods entering ⁠Gaza, including warehousing, tracking systems and security, it ​added.

Other ideas floated during the talks ​included a new port in either Gaza or on the nearby Egyptian coast built by the company based in the United Arab Emirates, which could also develop a free-trade zone in ‌the war-shattered strip, the paper said.

DP World and the White House did not ​immediately ​respond to Reuters' requests ⁠for comment.

Trump proposed the Board of Peace last September to oversee his plan to end Israel's war ​in Gaza, subsequently saying it would tackle other conflicts.

His Gaza plan envisages withdrawal of Israeli troops with reconstruction starting as Hamas lays down its weapons.