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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Aram Roston in Washington

Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace board

Trump holds up a signed
Trump, surrounded by key officials from other countries, shows his Board of Peace’s founding charter at a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images

Israel is refusing to allow a key military outpost project for Donald Trump’s Board of Peace to proceed in Gaza, the Guardian has learned.

In early August, the Board of Peace, the international organization authorized in 2025 by the UN and chaired by the US president, issued its first construction contract for Gaza: Louisiana-based Arkel International would construct a military outpost for 150 international troops that would be the vanguard of an international stabilization force.

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