Key facts
- Ambassador Huckabee questions resources for Trump's Gaza peace plan.
- Embassy Jerusalem lacks personnel to assume roles without defined resources.
- International Gaza Support Center operations sustainability is unclear post-Pentagon drawdown.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has raised concerns about the readiness and resources available for President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. In a cable obtained by POLITICO, Huckabee questioned whether the Board of Peace can successfully implement the plan without greater commitment from the U.S. government.
Huckabee's concerns, detailed in a cable sent to the State Department on Thursday, focus on the capacity of both the Board of Peace and the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to handle the tasks required for disarming and rebuilding the Palestinian enclave. He specifically highlighted the sustainability of the International Gaza Support Center, the main coordination hub, as the Pentagon plans to reduce its personnel over the next year.