Gaza Board of Peace’s first construction deal is for military base
The planned outpost would house 150 Moroccan troops about one mile from the Israeli border, with soldiers rotating from a base in Israel and a ‘quick extraction route’ in case of attack; the provisional deal could become the first stage of a 5,000-person compound
The Board of Peace for Gaza has awarded its first construction contract to Arkel International, a Louisiana-based company, to build a military outpost for 150 Moroccan troops inside Gaza. The provisional deal, not yet finalized, will see the 100 by 120 meters facility constructed in an Israeli-controlled section of Gaza, approximately one mile from the border.
The outpost would house a rotating contingent of Moroccan soldiers and include a "quick extraction route" for evacuation in case of an attack. The Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza is currently in the final stages of preparing several contract awards, but none have been completed. The outpost would be one of many facilities supporting an International Stabilization Force for Gaza, authorized by a United Nations resolution.
While Morocco has pledged a small contingent for the force, its legal framework and deployment timeline remain unclear. The Board of Peace's plan contrasts sharply with the initially proposed "New Gaza" master plan, which envisioned a large-scale reconstruction including a waterfront city, mixed-use towers, industry, and large-scale economic development.
The current proposal represents a small pilot project in southern Gaza and serves as an early test of whether the organization's broader security and reconstruction plans can progress beyond the planning stage.
Written by urgent.news from Ynetnews's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
