A leaked draft resolution showed that the Gaza Board of Peace (BoP) is planning to grant itself total legal immunity, the Guardian reported.
Officially inaugurated in January, the BoP is a UN-sanctioned body tasked with overseeing the transitional period and reconstruction efforts in the Gaza Strip under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.
Sweeping Immunity
According to a 4-page draft resolution obtained by the Guardian, the BoP intends to extend broad protections to almost everyone involved in the Board’s operations in Gaza. It aims to shield personnel from “any arrest, detention or legal proceedings in the courts or other entities in Gaza.”
Trump, as the chair of the BoP, will have the right to waive someone’s legal immunity after receiving majority support from the Board, the document noted.
This legal immunity will extend to the BoP’s 7-member Executive Board, including Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner; Special Envoy Steve Witkoff; National Security Advisor Marco Rubio; and President’s Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
It will also cover the Office of the High Representative, led by Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov; foreign troops deployed under the International Stabilization Force (ISF); nonresident contractors; and the Palestinian technocratic committee (NCAG) lined up to handle local administration.
The draft resolution will come into force upon Mladenov’s signature. The document’s section 7, titled “Third Party Liability/Claims,” outlines an exclusive framework for the BoP to handle and settle any civilian claims of personal injury, fatalities, or property destruction caused by its personnel and contractors working in Gaza.
Potential Seizures
Titled “Premises of the Board of Peace, OHR, and ISF,” the final section of the document raises concerns over allowing the BoP to seize public property in Gaza without consent or compensation.
It states that the organization “shall be provided, free of charge, public premises and facilities needed for the accomplishment of the missions in Gaza.”
According to contractors involved in the process, the BoP plans to construct a base for the ISF, alongside logistics hubs to support its operations there. The ISF will help maintain security, disarm Hamas, and demilitarize the Gaza Strip under Trump’s peace plan.
As part of the reconstruction efforts under Trump’s plan, Kushner outlined the BoP’s blueprint for building luxury high-rises along Gaza’s coastline, resorts, hi-tech cities and regional business hubs.
Last year, Trump unveiled a plan for postwar Gaza, suggesting that the US would take full control of the Strip and transform it into a “Riviera of the Middle East” after relocating its Palestinian population to neighboring countries.
The proposal sparked regional and global backlash, with the Arab States voicing their categorical rejection of the displacement of Gaza’s people, stressing their unwavering support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights to an independent state on the borders of 1967.
UN-Like Protections
The UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2803 in November 2025, authorizing the BoP to oversee the administration of Gaza until December 31, 2027. Diplomats and organizations working on behalf of UN missions abroad have specific legal protections under the UN charter.
The leaked draft resolution uses language that mirrors standard UN frameworks, which protect diplomats from arrest and safeguard agency property from seizure. However, it remains unclear whether the BoP can legally claim these international immunities for itself.
BoP Pushback
In response to questions about the draft resolution, a BoP official told the Guardian: “There is no operative resolution or immunity framework of the kind described in your questions … Any suggestion that this process is designed to create lawlessness or impunity is wrong, misleading and gets the issue entirely backwards.”
He further dismissed the claims about Trump having a role in waiving immunity in Gaza as “categorically false.” “The Board will ensure all personnel, contractors, and participating entities follow applicable law and operate under clear rules, oversight, and accountability mechanisms,” the official said.
Legal Concerns
Legal experts approached by the Guardian raised alarm over the draft resolution. They said that the document lacks clear accountability mechanisms for BoP’s officials, soldiers, and contractors in case of shootings or accidents that affect Gaza residents. It is also unclear how the Board might resolve routine disputes over business or land use in the Strip.
Furthermore, the final section of the document could open the door to illegal confiscation of Palestinian property, legal experts warned. They pointed out that the text does not clarify which group – Israel, Hamas or the Palestinian Authority – would be responsible for “providing” the BoP with facilities, and under what terms. They also questioned the Board’s legal authority to assume control of public facilities and premises.
BoP Recalibration
The Board of Peace will meet on June 30 in Cyprus for two or three days to “adjust its strategy” following the US-Israeli war with Iran, reported Politico, citing officials familiar with the matter.
According to a senior European official, the meeting aims to “reset” and “recalibrate” after “the Iran war has completely shifted the attention in the last several months.”
However, the BoP dismissed the claim of a reset, saying that the meeting is part of regularly held internal meetings including in Brussels, Abu Dhabi and Cairo.
