Report: Israel prevents establishment of Trump military outpost in Gaza Strip

The British newspaper The Guardian reports, citing a source with direct knowledge, that Israel is preventing contractors from entering the Gaza Strip to build a military outpost for US President Donald Trump's "Peace Council." The outpost, measuring 100 by 100 meters, is intended for 150 international soldiers as part of a broader stabilization force. The source warns that without the outpost, reconstruction of the Strip cannot begin. The Peace Council estimates that Israel will allow the project to proceed after the elections on October 27.

The British newspaper The Guardian reports, citing a source with direct knowledge, that Israel is preventing the establishment of a military outpost in the Gaza Strip for the "Peace Council" of US President Donald Trump. According to the report, contractors and trucks are not permitted to enter Gaza to begin work, even though two months have passed since the construction contract was awarded. "Israel is not willing to open the border," the source said. In early August, the Peace Council awarded the construction contract to Arkel International of Louisiana, which is supposed to build a fortified outpost measuring 100 by 100 meters for 150 international soldiers. The soldiers are meant to serve as an advance force for a broader international stabilization force of 500 soldiers, already dispatched from Morocco and Kosovo. The outpost will be built on a site previously used by the Gaza Relief Fund (GHF), which operated in the Strip from May to October 2025. The source claims that without the outpost, reconstruction of the Strip cannot begin. The Peace Council estimates that the Israeli government will allow the project to move forward after the elections in Israel on October 27. A Peace Council spokesperson declined to comment, and the IDF and the Israeli government did not respond to requests for comment.