UAE Sends $100 Million to US-Backed Board of Peace for Gaza Police Force Training

May 9, 2026

The UAE disbursed $100 million to the US-backed Board of Peace to finance training of a Palestinian police force of approximately 27,000 officers for Gaza. An Emirati security firm is tasked with building the force, with recruits slated for training in Egypt and Jordan. The transfer marks the largest donation the Board of Peace has received since nine members pledged $7 billion and the US invested $10 billion at a February 2026 donor conference.

UAE Board of Peace funding

▪The United Arab Emirates drafted plans in February 2026 to build a compound for Palestinians in the part of Gaza militarily occupied by Israel.
▪The United Arab Emirates disbursed $100 million to the US-backed Board of Peace to finance the training of a Palestinian police unit destined for the Gaza Strip.
▪Nine members of the Board of Peace initially pledged a total of $7 billion during a donor conference in February 2026.
▪The $100 million transfer marks the largest donation the Board of Peace has received.
▪The United States invested $10 billion in the Board of Peace during a donor conference in February 2026.

Gaza police force training

▪An Emirati security firm is tasked with building a Gaza police force of approximately 27,000 officers.
▪The Gaza police force will operate under the umbrella of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
▪Ali Shaath stated that police recruitment in Gaza is already underway.
▪Palestinians who previously served as civil servants in Gaza will be allowed to apply to the new police force but must undergo vetting by Israel's internal security agency to be approved.

Israeli ceasefire violations

▪Israel has repeatedly attacked police in Gaza even after a ceasefire was agreed in October 2025.
▪The total death toll during Israel's genocide in Gaza reached at least 72,619 Palestinians as of May 8, 2026.
▪Since the ceasefire on October 10, 2025, Israel has killed at least 837 Palestinians.
▪On May 6, 2026, a senior officer in the Palestinian interior ministry was killed in an Israeli attack.

International Stabilization Force

▪The International Stabilization Force is set to work with a newly trained Palestinian police force in Gaza.
▪Board of Peace members Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania committed troops to the International Stabilization Force that will collaborate with local police forces in Gaza.
▪US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan proposed in September 2025 includes working with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilization Force to deploy in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian governance transition

▪Ali Shaath is the Palestinian technocrat appointed to lead the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, a transitional Palestinian technocratic body.
▪Nickolay Mladenov is the Board of Peace high representative for Gaza.
▪Nickolay Mladenov stated that the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza exercises authority solely on an interim basis, with the end state being a reformed Palestinian Authority capable of governing Gaza and the West Bank.
▪Nickolay Mladenov stated in late March 2026 that the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza had been constituted and had made progress on vetting thousands of civilian police candidates.

Perspective of Board of Peace / Nickolay Mladenov

▪Nickolay Mladenov stated that the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza exercises authority solely on an interim basis, with the end state being a reformed Palestinian Authority capable of governing Gaza and the West Bank.