Trump's Peace Council, a US-established body overseeing postwar Gaza, issued a statement rejecting the UN's fundraising conference for UNRWA, declaring there is no place for the agency in a rebuilt Gaza. The statement underscores the administration's hostility toward UNRWA's continued role in the Strip.
The Trump-appointed Gaza Peace Council on Wednesday responded to the UN's fundraising conference for UNRWA, stating bluntly that 'there is no place for UNRWA in the new Gaza.' The statement, posted on Telegram, aligns with the council's previous position: its chairman, as The Zioneer reported at 13:31, had already said UNRWA must not operate in a reconstructed Gaza, aiming to break the Strip's aid dependency. The council is a US body established under President Trump's postwar framework, and it has been holding summits and piloting humanitarian zones excluding Hamas. The UN conference itself was not detailed in the statement, but the council's rejection signals a continued push by the Trump administration to sideline the UN agency, which Israel and the US have long accused of perpetuating the conflict. No other immediate reactions from UNRWA or the UN were reported.
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