{"id":227615,"date":"2026-10-15T10:52:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/israel-blocks-construction-of-key-gaza-base-created-by-trump-peace-board-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T10:52:58","slug":"israel-blocks-construction-of-key-gaza-base-created-by-trump-peace-board-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/israel-blocks-construction-of-key-gaza-base-created-by-trump-peace-board-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exclusive: Israel has not permitted US-led project to house 150 international troops to move forward
Israel is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trump\u2019s Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian has learned.
In early August, the Board of Peace, the international organization authorized in 2025 by the UN and chaired by the US president, issued its first construction contract for Gaza<\/a>: Louisiana-based Arkel International would construct a military outpost for 150 international troops that would be the vanguard of an international stabilization force.
Two months later, Israel<\/a> has still not permitted the contract to move forward, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. Contractors and trucks are not being allowed to cross into Gaza and begin the work. \u201cIsrael won\u2019t open the border,\u201d they said.
A Board of Peace spokesperson declined to comment. The Israeli Defense Forces and the Israeli government declined to <\/strong>comment.
Israel\u2019s war in Gaza is one of the eight wars Trump claims to have resolved. He listed it again last week in a screed<\/a> on social media, protesting that it was unfair he had not won the Nobel peace prize.
The Board of Peace, formed in the wake of an October 2025 ceasefire in Gaza<\/a>, is central to Trump\u2019s claims to have ended the conflict.
Arkel\u2019s planned \u201cmission support site temporary outpost\u201d is decidedly rudimentary: a fortified position of about 100 meters by 100 meters, at a site that was once part of the controversial and now defunct Gaza Humanitarian Foundation project, according to the person familiar with the matter. The US-backed GHF operated in Gaza from May 2025 till October 2025 to deliver aid protected by private contractors.
The base would host short rotating deployments of a well-armed force of 150 troops in Gaza, the person said. They would come from a larger component of 500 sent already from Morocco and Kosovo.
But without this contract, the source said, the rest of the Board of Peace program cannot launch. Israel\u2019s refusal to allow Arkel, the contractor, to build the base, essentially cuts the Board of Peace off at the legs.
\u201cYou can\u2019t get in without [an international stabilization force (ISF)]. You can\u2019t rebuild,\u201d the person said. \u201cThere\u2019s no security. There\u2019s no deliveries of construction equipment. You can\u2019t even start putting utilities. You can\u2019t start putting in basic life-support facilities you know because without the ISF you can\u2019t go in.\u201d
The person familiar with the matter said the Board of Peace believes that Israel\u2019s government will let the project proceed after the Israeli elections, which are scheduled for 27 October.
The controversial Board of Peace has a unique structure. Trump is designated as chair for life. Trump\u2019s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is an executive board member, as is real estate developer Steve Witkoff, whom Trump has appointed as a mediator in various international disputes.
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Though many western democracies have kept their distance from the Board of Peace, 28 countries joined as founding members earlier this year. Kushner has unveiled renderings of a futuristic vision of Gaza, where the city was envisioned as a pristine luxury waterfront resort city with hi-tech skyscrapers looking out over the Mediterranean.
On 23 September the group unveiled what it said was a six-month, $2.45bn plan, as the first step towards reconstruction with a 10-year estimated cost of $71bn.
There were lofty promises and requests for contributions. \u201cToday we can point to real progress,\u201d announced Witkoff.
A US senior adviser to the board, Aryeh Lightstone, announced a new fund would be started. \u201cYour high net-worth donations will go directly to the Palestinian people,\u201d he said. Lightstone has traveled in Trump circles since the president\u2019s first term. He officiated as a rabbi at the 2020 wedding of Trump adviser Stephen Miller to Katie Miller.
Israel has continued strikes in Gaza since the October ceasefire, killing about 1,400<\/a> people over that time, according to Gaza health authorities.<\/p>\n

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