In Gaza, Trump’s Board of Peace met with deep scepticism, little hope
In war-ravaged Gaza, residents question whether Trump’s Board of Peace will deliver real security.
![A police officer talks to demonstrators wearing masks depicting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump, during a protest near the U.S. Institute of Peace building, on the day of the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington, DC, US on Feb. 19, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1771529902.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Palestinian man Omar al-Masri in Khan Younis, Gaza on February 19, 2026. [Screenshot via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19T172032Z_1_LWD693819022026RP1_RTRWNEV_C_6938-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-TRUMP-BOARD-REAX_cropped-1771527343.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
![U.S. Major General Jasper Jeffers attends the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19T161301Z_686880446_RC22PJAAN9K7_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-TRUMP-BOARD_cropped-1771519395.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
![U.S President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Cabinet Member, and Climate Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, and Jordan's Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi present signed documents of the declaration of the funding donors to the Board of Peace, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the U.S. Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 19, 2026. [FILE: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19T171416Z_1519238211_RC23PJA064KN_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-TRUMP-BOARD-1-1771531367.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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