"The signing ceremony, held on the margins of the annual gathering in a Swiss ski resort, marked the most concrete step yet in Trump's effort to establish the board, which his administration says will help support the fragile ceasefire in Gaza and coordinate reconstruction and governance efforts after more than two years of war. "This isn't the United States this is for the world," Trump said during the ceremony. "Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do, and we'll do it in conjunction with the United Nations.""
"He presented simulated images of sleek skyscrapers on the shores of Gaza, and a master plan envisioning an airport and seaport. He said cities could be rebuilt in Gaza within a few years. "In the Middle East, they build cities like this two or three million people in three years. Stuff like this is very doable if we make it happen," he said."
A founding charter for a proposed international Board of Peace was signed at the World Economic Forum to oversee postwar stabilization in Gaza and potentially other conflict zones. The board aims to support a fragile ceasefire and coordinate reconstruction and governance after more than two years of war. The initiative was presented as a results-oriented alternative to existing diplomatic frameworks and potentially to operate in conjunction with the United Nations. A reconstruction vision includes skyscrapers, an airport and seaport, with a donors' conference planned and proposals to decommission Hamas heavy weapons in exchange for amnesty or safe passage.
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