According to The Guardian of the UK, on October 14th, it was reported that Israel is refusing to allow a key military project of the U.S. President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ to proceed in Gaza.
In early August this year, this international organization, authorized by the United Nations in 2025 and headed by the President of the United States, issued its first construction contract for Gaza: Arkel International, based in Louisiana, will be responsible for building a military base capable of accommodating 150 international troops. This base will serve as a vanguard force for an international stabilization force.
However, according to an insider, two months have passed, and Israel still has not approved the execution of the contract. The contractor and trucks are currently prohibited from crossing the border into Gaza to carry out work. “Israel is unwilling to open the border,” said the source.
According to the above source, the ‘Task Support Temporary Outpost’ that Arkel Company plans to build is quite simple: a reinforced position measuring approximately 100 meters by 100 meters, located as part of the decommissioned ‘Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’ project.
The base will host a short-term rotation deployment of a fully equipped force consisting of 150 soldiers. It is reported that these soldiers will come from the 500-person forces that have been dispatched to Morocco and Kosovo.
However, according to sources, without this contract, all of the Peace Commission’s other plans would not be able to proceed. Israel’s refusal to allow contractor Arkel to build the base effectively severed the foundation of the Peace Commission.
"There is no international peacekeeping force (ISF), so you can't go in. We simply can’t rebuild," said the person. “Without security guarantees, there will be no transport of construction equipment, and even basic infrastructure cannot move a single worker. Without an international peacekeeping force, even basic survival support facilities cannot be built.”
Sources familiar with the matter said that the Peace Committee believes that the Israeli government will not permit the project to proceed until after Israel's elections.
This controversial Peace Committee has a unique structure: Trump is appointed as its lifetime chairman. Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is a member of the executive board. Real estate developer Steve Witckowski is also a member, and Trump has appointed him to act as a mediator in various international disputes.
According to Gaza health authorities, since the ceasefire in October, Israel has continued to launch attacks in Gaza, resulting in approximately 1,400 deaths during this period.
