In it, Donald Trump confirmed what he announced at the end of last month. He then said nine countries committed to pay a total of USD 7 billion. for a humanitarian aid package for the Gaza Strip. However, he did not reveal who he was talking about.
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Today, almost a month later, he was much more open about it.
“I'm happy to announce that Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait donated over USD 7 billion. for the aid package,” Trump said, then quickly adding that “The United States will donate $10 billion to the Peace Council.“.
A significant amount, although almost certainly insufficient to cover all reconstruction needs. Last February, the World Bank, the United Nations and the European Union estimated that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will cost over $50 billion.
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A few months later, last November, the estimates were updated. More recent calculations indicated that the costs could amount to as much as USD 70 billion.
Not just money. Five countries will send stabilization forces
During his speech, Donald Trump also announced that five countries have declared that they will send stabilization and police forces to the Gaza Strip. He announced that they would be Indonesia, Morocco, Albania, Kosovo and Kazakhstan.
Egypt and Jordan are also expected to support these efforts through “very, very significant aid, troops, training and support for the very trustworthy Palestinian police“- he added.
General Jasper Jeffers revealed more details about the operation. In his speech, he partially repeated the president's words, saying:
“I am delighted to announce today that the first five countries have committed soldiers to serve in the International Stabilization Force (ISF) – Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania. Two countries have committed to police training – Egypt and Jordan,” Jeffers said.
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Jeffers also added that ISF will begin deployment to Reef in southern Gaza, where it will train police and “expand operations sector by sector”.
Long-term plan “assumes the use of 20,000 ISF soldiers and training of 12,000 policemen” – explained the American general.
