Board of Peace unveils $2.4bn Gaza reconstruction plan as Israeli strikes kill seven

The US-backed Board of Peace has unveiled a $2.4bn Gaza reconstruction plan at the United Nations, as Israeli strikes killed seven Palestinians across the enclave.

• The Board of Peace unveiled a six-month, 66-project plan totaling $2.4bn at a UN General Assembly side meeting on Wednesday.
• Israeli attacks killed seven Palestinians, including a drone strike in al-Mawasi that Netanyahu said hit a senior Hamas finance official.
• Board high representative Nikolay Mladenov said the plan depends on Hamas's disarmament and called on parties to abide by the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement.
• The plan's $2.4bn budget has not been fully funded, and Mladenov acknowledged progress has been slow since the ceasefire took effect.
• The 28-member Peace Council plan includes temporary housing, rubble removal, hospital repairs and a multinational security force.
• Netanyahu's government has approved aspects of the plan in principle but refused to begin implementation ahead of elections.
• The Peace Council hopes recovery can begin after the Israeli elections scheduled for October 27.
• Netanyahu's office identified the man killed in the al-Mawasi strike as Mohammed Abu Alwan, head of Hamas's financial affairs department.
• In a joint statement, Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz called the operation precise and said strikes on Hamas leadership and funding would continue until war aims are met.
• The board said the recovery plan has so far received only $280 million in donations.
• Board members Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff reiterated their commitment to the plan's progress.
• The board estimates full reconstruction of Gaza will require about $71.4 billion over the next decade.