A leaked draft resolution reveals that the UN-sanctioned Board of Peace, established by President Donald Trump to govern Gaza, is planning a sweeping grant of legal immunity for itself and its partners.
The four-page document, obtained by The Guardian, would shield board members, international military forces, nonresident contractors, and selected Palestinian technocrats from “any arrest, detention, or legal proceedings” within Gaza’s courts. Additionally, the text outlines provisions allowing the organisation to acquire public property in Gaza “free of charge.”
Marked “sensitive but unclassified,” the June 2026 draft states that Board of Peace Chair Trump would hold the authority to waive an individual’s immunity, subject to majority support from the executive board.
That seven-member leadership group includes high-profile figures such as Jared Kushner, special envoy Steve Witkoff, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio. It remains ambiguous whether the document intends to protect the board from international prosecution alongside local claims.
While the White House referred inquiries to the Board of Peace, an official for the board strongly disputed the leak. “There is no operative resolution or immunity framework of the kind described,” the official stated, calling suggestions of lawlessness “misleading” and “categorically false.” The spokesperson maintained that all personnel would operate under clear oversight but did not specify what those accountability mechanisms would be.
The revelation comes as the board’s high representative for Gaza, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, meets in Cairo with the prospective Palestinian administrators selected to govern the territory. According to a source familiar with the meetings, the immunity proposal titled “Resolution No 2026/3” has not been shared with the Palestinian delegation. Although various nations have pledged billions to the board’s mission, the majority of those funds have yet to be transferred, and no major contracts have been finalised.
Six lawyers specialising in US contracting law and international armed conflict reviewed the draft resolution for the Guardian.
If the resolution goes into force, they said, it is unclear how Board of Peace officials, soldiers, and contractors would be held accountable if there are shootings or accidents that affect Gaza residents, or even how the group might resolve routine disputes over business or land use there.
