US Plans To Build A 5,000-Person Military Base In Gaza
The Trump administration is planning to build a 5,000-person military base inside Gaza, the Guardian reported on Thursday, citing contracting records from the so-called “Board of Peace.”
The report said that the base would take up more than 350 acres of land in southern Gaza and is envisioned as a future base for the international force that may deploy to the Strip under President Trump’s plan for the Palestinian territory, though so far, only Indonesia has announced plans to commit troops to the force.
The Guardian said that the plans it reviewed “call for the phased construction of a military outpost that will eventually have a footprint of 1,400 metres by 1,100 metres.