Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace issues first building contract
Exclusive: Louisiana firm awarded tender to build rudimentary outpost to house Moroccan troops
TL;DR
- The Board of Peace, established by Donald Trump for Gaza's reconstruction, has issued its first construction contract.
- The contract, awarded to Arkel International, is for a rudimentary 150-person military outpost to house Moroccan troops.
- The Board of Peace is chaired by the US president and includes Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
- A Board of Peace official stated that several contract awards are in the final stages of preparation, with none yet finalized.
- The planned base is small, approximately 100 meters by 120 meters, and will be located within territory directly controlled by the Israeli army.
- Earlier plans envisioned a much larger, 5,000-person military base as the initial phase of reconstruction.
- The award follows Trump's announcement of Hamas's agreement to disarm, an announcement met with skepticism and increased Israeli airstrikes.
- Gaza's buildings are heavily damaged, with most of its population living in makeshift camps ten months after the ceasefire.