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Israel Blocks Trump Board of Peace Outpost in Gaza, Halting Arkel International Work
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Israel blocks construction of Gaza base for Trump's Board of Peace, delaying ISF deployment. First construction contract awarded to Arkel International in August 2026 remains stalled two months later.
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Base blocked, reconstruction stalls
Israel is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian reported. The Board of Peace awarded its first Gaza construction contract in early August to Louisiana-based Arkel International for a fortified “mission support site temporary outpost” for 150 international troops, and Israel has still not permitted contractors and trucks to cross into Gaza to begin work. The proposed outpost is planned to measure about 100 meters by 100 meters at a site that was once part of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation project, which the Guardian said operated from May 2025 till October 2025.
The Guardian said the Board of Peace’s outpost is intended to host short rotating deployments of 150 troops drawn from a larger component of 500 sent already from Morocco and Kosovo, but it warned that without the contract the rest of the program cannot launch. The Board of Peace believes Israel may allow the project to proceed after the Israeli elections scheduled for 27 October.
Who says what, and why
A source familiar with the matter told The Guardian that “You can’t get in without [an international stabilization force (ISF)]. You can’t rebuild,” linking the outpost delay to the absence of security arrangements for construction.
The Board of Peace spokesperson declined to comment, while the Israeli Defense Forces and the Israeli government declined to comment on the outpost blockage.
A source familiar with the matter said “Israel won’t open the border,” and that contractors and trucks have been prevented from entering Gaza to begin construction.
The Jerusalem Post also quoted the same source saying, “You can’t even start putting utilities,” and it tied the inability to establish basic life-support facilities to the lack of the ISF.
The Board of Peace believes Israel will allow construction to proceed after the October 27 Israeli elections.
Costs, casualties, and stakes
The Board of Peace unveiled a six-month, $2.45bn plan on 23 September as the first step toward reconstruction, with a 10-year estimated cost of $71bn. The Guardian said the Board of Peace’s outpost is intended to host short rotating deployments of 150 troops drawn from a larger component of 500 sent already from Morocco and Kosovo, but it warned that without the contract the rest of the program cannot launch. Israel has continued strikes in Gaza since the October ceasefire, killing about 1,400 people over that time, according to Gaza health authorities.
The Al-Quds al-Arabi account said the Guardian described the Peace Council as being chaired for life by Donald Trump and having an executive board that includes Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The Al-Quds al-Arabi account also said the Peace Council was formed after an October 2025 ceasefire and that health authorities in Gaza said attacks since then resulted in about 1,400 deaths.