President Trump Authorizes Military Aid Eligibility and Legal Immunities for the New Board of Peace

$71.4 billion needed to rebuild Gaza over 10 years, with $26.3 billion required in the first 18 months alone

Gaza's human development was set back 77 years by the conflict — 371,000+ housing units destroyed or damaged and 50 million tons of rubble to clear

EO 14375 invokes the 1945 International Organizations Immunities Act to grant the Board of Peace legal immunity, but legal scholars say no congressional authorization for U.S. participation exists

Under the Board of Peace charter, Trump holds sole authority to invite or exclude members, veto all charter amendments, and dissolve the organization at any time

Presidential Determination No. 2026-06 authorizes the Board of Peace to receive U.S. defense articles and services under the same legal authority used for sovereign allied nations — with no separate congressional appropriation identified