Board of Peace plans Moroccan troop outpost
A small military outpost intended for Moroccan troops is set to become the first construction project under Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza. The facility is described as a limited project compared with earlier plans for a far larger base, and it would house about 150 personnel on a site roughly 100 metres by 120 metres.
The outpost is planned for the portion of Gaza under direct Israeli military control, around a mile from the border, and would include arrangements for rapid withdrawal if attacked. The report says Louisiana-based Arkel International was selected for the project, though the contract has not yet been finalized.
The base is meant to support an international stabilization force linked to Gaza’s future security arrangements. Morocco has promised a small contingent, and the Board of Peace and the Palestinian technocratic body overseeing Gaza were said to be in the final stages of preparing several contract awards.
Key Events
- The Board of Peace advances its first Gaza construction project.
- The project is a small military outpost for Moroccan troops.
- The site is planned inside Gaza's Israeli-controlled area, about a mile from the border.
- The outpost is designed for about 150 personnel on a 100 by 120 metre plot.
- Earlier plans had envisioned a much larger 5,000-person base.
- Louisiana-based Arkel International was reported as the selected contractor, but the contract was not finalized.
- The outpost is meant to support an international stabilization force.
- Morocco has pledged a small contingent that would rotate into Gaza from Israel.
- A UN resolution authorized both the Board of Peace and an international stabilization force.