The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) met in Brussels on 20 April 2026. The Chair thanks the Palestinian Prime Minister for his presentation and the co-sponsors, the EU and the US, for their opening remarks. The Chair also thanks the special guests from the Board of Peace and all AHLC members, including the rapporteurs (i.e., the United Nations, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Office of the Quartet), for their valuable contributions to the meeting.

The AHLC meeting took place during a crucial stage of the implementation of the 20-Point Peace Plan and Security Council Resolution 2803, which offered new dynamics and significantly reduced casualties, and at a time of continued suffering among civilians. The AHLC members stressed their commitment to coherent and coordinated efforts toward a shared objective: improving conditions on the ground both in Gaza and the West Bank, while safeguarding Palestinian institutional continuity and ownership.

The members highlighted that the Palestinian economy remains severely constrained - most notably by access and movement restrictions, high trade dependence, dire fiscal challenges, restricted access to labor markets, limited control over natural resources, and a weakened private sector. The AHLC members expressed deep concern about growing risks of systemic collapse of the Palestinian Authority (PA) with ensuing risks to basic public service provision and stressed the need to safeguard banking sector stability. The deteriorating situation is also jeopardizing the pathway to Palestinian self-determination and independent statehood - longstanding and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. The AHLC members particularly underscored the detrimental effects of Israel’s withholding, through deductions and suspension of transfers, of clearance revenues that legally belong to the PA.

The AHLC further stressed that while fundamentally improving economic prospects hinges on achieving sustainable peace, a comprehensive political solution, and long-term structural changes, scaled-up immediate financial support is crucial in the short term to safeguard the Palestinian institutions built over decades with donor support. The AHLC underlined that budget support - specifically grants - and other direct assistance are critical to prevent further deterioration in the PA’s financial crisis in the short term.

The AHLC members further acknowledged the PA’s progress in advancing reforms under challenging circumstances and encouraged continued efforts on this path, while stressing the importance of empowering the PA in these efforts.

The AHLC stressed that the 20-Point Peace Plan and Security Council Resolution 2803 should be supported to achieve the reconstruction of Gaza and the fulfillment of the right of statehood for the Palestinian people. Members highlighted the importance of decommissioning Hamas’ weapons and expressed support to mediators’ efforts so that the full recovery of Gaza and the aspirations of the Palestinians can move forward.

The AHLC recognized that the UN Security Council has mandated new, transitional arrangements for Gaza focused on stabilization, early recovery, and reconstruction, providing an agreed international framework for coordinated efforts toward recovery, while stressing the importance of achieving institutional and territorial unity between West Bank and Gaza. The members stressed the need for mutual coordination between Board of Peace members and non-members and welcomed the role of the Board of Peace institutions for Gaza, the World Bank, the UN, and others in helping to align the international community around shared objectives of peace and stability in the region. Members underlined that all efforts must be Palestinian-owned and led. The AHLC highlighted the role of the transitional National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), in improving the situation throughout Gaza until the Palestinian Authority can take back control. The AHLC members welcomed the announcement of a new, dedicated liaison committee and coordination mechanism between the PA and the Board of Peace institutions and the meeting on 20 April between the Palestinian Prime Minister and the Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza. The AHLC thanked the UN for indicating a willingness to support financially and logistically the coordination function.

The AHLC stressed that donor support will be critical to all stages of humanitarian relief, recovery, and reconstruction. The AHLC members welcomed the Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA) undertaken by the World Bank, the UN, and the EU, in consultation with the PA. They noted that the recovery and reconstruction needs in Gaza are estimated at $ 71.4 billion over the next decade.

Members reaffirmed their commitment to providing significant new financial contributions to recovery efforts, while also aligning and scaling up existing assistance and ongoing work through established channels and mechanisms. In this regard, the AHLC welcomed the various mechanisms for support to Palestine, including the World Bank’s Palestine Fund for Reconstruction and Development (PFRD), the UN multi-donor trust fund Horizon, and the UN’s mechanism for humanitarian support (OCHA).

AHLC members called on:

- The international community to increase financial and other kinds of assistance at scale and in a timely fashion to the Palestinian people, and to support the implementation of the 20-Point Peace Plan and Resolution 2803, including through financial support to the United Nations, and through World Bank financing instruments; and to provide budget support and direct assistance to strengthen the Palestinian Authority.

- The Palestinian Authority to continue its reform efforts, including to prepare for its full resumption of governance in Gaza in line with the 20-Point Peace Plan and Security Council Resolution 2803.

- The Government of Israel to lift restrictions on access and movement, both within the West Bank and across the border for Palestinian workers in Israel; to stop measures that weaken the Palestinian Authority, including to ensure continued uninterrupted flow of clearance revenues to the PA in full; to reverse the expansion of settlements, address settler violence and hold perpetrators accountable; to lift or significantly increase the cap on repatriation of physical shekels; to enact a durable solution to secure corresponding banking relations; to allow for the unimpeded delivery and sustained distribution of humanitarian aid at scale into and throughout Gaza, and for unimpeded access for the UN and its agencies, and humanitarian organisations, including international NGOs, in accordance with international humanitarian law.

- All parties and members to support the procedures agreed between the Palestinian Authority and the transitional Board of Peace institutions.

- The AHLC rapporteurs - i.e. the UN, the World Bank, the IMF, and the Office of the Quartet - to continue to provide factual and relevant analyses and recommendations to the AHLC.