Kushner unveils $2.45B Gaza starter plan amid Board of Peace delays
Jared Kushner led the unveiling of a $2.45 billion “starter” Gaza reconstruction plan on UNGA sidelines Wednesday, acknowledging delays since the Board of Peace formed, as Palestinian officials count more than 1,400 post-ceasefire deaths from Israeli strikes.
Jared Kushner on Wednesday helped unveil a $2.45 billion starter plan spanning dozens of projects meant to rehabilitate Gaza’s economic infrastructure, Middle East Eye reported, citing Reuters coverage of a Board of Peace gathering on UN General Assembly sidelines in New York.
Kushner acknowledged “different delays on different things” since the board’s formation roughly 11 months earlier. Conditions for Israeli withdrawal beyond the Yellow Line have hardened around full Hamas disarmament, departing from earlier phased concepts, according to the same reporting.
Palestinian health authorities in Gaza reported 1,402 deaths from Israeli attacks since the October 2025 ceasefire, with the wider war death toll nearing 74,000 since 2023. Macron and Erdogan used UNGA speeches to press Palestinian needs and recognition debates. Accounts agree the dollar figure is a starter package; they diverge on whether disarmament preconditions make withdrawal and rebuilding sequencing workable.
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Where outlets agree Outlets agree Kushner presented a roughly $2.45 billion starter reconstruction package and conceded board delays.
Where they differ Critics say strike deaths and disarmament preconditions undermine the plan’s credibility; backers call it a necessary first tranche.