Qatar pledges $1bn for Gaza peace mission
Qatar has pledged $1 billion to support the Board of Peace’s mission in Gaza

Qatar has pledged $1 billion to support the Board of Peace’s mission in Gaza

![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)
![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)



![A screenshot shows a demolished Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank on Feb. 11, 2026. The property was allegedly bulldozed by Israeli settlers amid a wave of violence in the region. [Global News Insight]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1770921570.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)


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