President Donald Trump mentioned South Korea on Thursday as one of the countries supporting the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
At the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace in Washington, D.C., Trump announced that the United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is raising 2 billion USD for Gaza support. He added that Japan has promised to host a major fundraising event.
Trump stated that South Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, and other countries would participate in this event. He also expressed his belief that China and Russia would join.
The White House reported that representatives from 48 countries, including South Korea, Japan, Germany, the UK, Saudi Arabia, India, Israel, Kazakhstan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and the European Union, attended the meeting. They clarified that this list represents attendees, not official Board members.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio encouraged partner countries to consider official participation in future meetings.
Based on statements from the White House and President Trump, it appears that South Korea was mentioned as a potential participant in Japan’s Gaza support fundraising event.
Trump expressed satisfaction in announcing that Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, the UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and Kuwait had contributed over 7 billion USD to the Gaza relief package.
He then revealed that the U.S. would contribute 10 billion USD to the Board of Peace, emphasizing that this amount is minimal compared to war costs, representing just two weeks of expenses.
Trump also mentioned that International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) plans to raise 75 million USD for Gaza projects.
During the meeting, Major General Jasper Jeffers, commander of the International Stabilization Force (ISF), detailed the ISF’s troop structure and deployment plans.
Regarding long-term troop size, General Jeffers stated that its goal is to expand gradually by region, ultimately aiming for 12,000 police officers and 20,000 ISF troops.
He added that the initial deployment would focus on the Rafah area.
Jeffers explained that the ISF would be deployed across five regions, with one brigade assigned to each area.
He announced the first five countries committing troops to the ISF: Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania.
Jeffers also noted that Egypt and Jordan had committed to providing police training support.
He outlined the ISF’s dual mission: stabilizing Gaza’s security environment and facilitating civilian governance established by the national committee.