ISTANBUL / WASHINGTON D.C.

US President Donald Trump announced billions of dollars in contributions for relief in the Gaza Strip at the inaugural meeting Thursday of the Board of Peace in Washington.

Trump said the US is contributing $10 billion to the new body.

Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and Kuwait collectively pledged more than $7 billion, he added.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs is raising an additional $2 billion, said Trump.

The US president noted Japan is committed to host a fundraiser, "which will be a very big one."