Trump’s 'Board of Peace' fund has no money for Gaza: Report

Trump’s 'Board of Peace' fund has no money for Gaza: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/27/2026 - 19:13 A senior US official travelled to Saudi Arabia in April in an unsuccessful attempt to solicit funding from Saudi Arabia, MEE revealed US President Donald Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio walk to board Air Force One before departing from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on 20 March 2026 (Saul Loeb/AFP) Off The coffers of US President Donald Trump’s "Board of Peace" are empty and the organisation is stuck in a legal and political limbo, The Financial Times reported on Wednesday. The report follows a Middle East Eye exclusive that revealed a senior Trump administration official travelled to Saudi Arabia in April to ask the kingdom to follow through on its pledge of $1bn to the board. Aryeh Lightstone, one of the key US officials overseeing the US’s post-war planning for Gaza, met with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan to discuss the financial pledge Riyadh made, one Arab official and a US official told MEE.