Board of Peace preparing ‘humanitarian pilot areas’ in southern Gaza
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is preparing pilot “humanitarian zones” in southern Gaza to shelter vetted Palestinian civilians outside Hamas control, a source familiar with the details told JNS on Wednesday. The pilot…
Assessment
A U.S. presidential board is moving forward with plans to establish humanitarian zones in southern Gaza, aiming to create areas outside Hamas control with international security backing. The initiative involves a U.S.-backed administrative committee and multinational forces, with preparatory contracts already being solicited. This signals a concrete step toward implementing a broader peace framework, though the viability of securing and sustaining these zones remains to be tested. The next phase of the plan will clarify how Hamas responds to this effort to bypass its governance.