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Israel Reportedly Halting Next Phase of Trump Peace Council Plan

Israel is blocking the construction of a fortified international military base in the Gaza Strip, which was planned by Donald Trump's Presidential Peace Council. The Israeli government has refused to allow contractors and equipment to cross the border to begin the project.

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What happened

01Israel is preventing the construction of a fortified military base in Gaza planned by Donald Trump's Presidential Peace Council.
02The Israeli government has refused to allow contractors and equipment from the American firm Arkel International to cross the border.
03The planned 100-by-100-meter base was designed to house a rotating force of 150 armed soldiers from Morocco and Kosovo.
04The troops are meant to serve as the vanguard of a larger 500-strong international stabilization force for Gaza.
05The construction contract was awarded in early August, but no progress has been made due to the border restrictions.
06The base is slated for a site previously used by the Humanitarian Aid Foundation for Gaza in 2025.
07The Presidential Peace Council has proposed a ten-year rehabilitation plan for the Gaza Strip estimated at $71 billion.
08The organization hopes Israel will allow the construction to proceed after the Israeli elections on October 27.

The base was designed as a 100-by-100-meter compound to house a rotating force of 150 armed soldiers from Morocco and Kosovo. These troops are the vanguard of a larger 500-strong international stabilization force intended to secure the area and enable a ten-year, $71 billion rehabilitation plan for Gaza.

In early August, the Peace Council awarded the construction contract to the Louisiana-based American firm Arkel International. Two months later, no progress has been made because Israel is not opening the border. The site chosen for the base was previously used by the Humanitarian Aid Foundation for Gaza, which operated with private security contractors in 2025.

Sources familiar with the matter state that the stabilization force is essential for any reconstruction efforts to proceed. The Peace Council hopes that Israel will permit the project to move forward after the upcoming Israeli elections on October 27.

Summarized by baba from the reports of 3 newsrooms. Updated 01:40

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