Trump’s Gaza Board moves ahead with first project - military base for Moroccan troops

US President Donald Trump at the Board of Peace meeting (Photo: AP) A small military outpost intended to house Moroccan troops is set to become the first construction project pursued under US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza, although the contract for the facility has yet to be finalized. The project comes as the board moves ahead with a more limited reconstruction programme for the territory.The proposed base would accommodate about 150 personnel on a site measuring roughly 100 metres by 120 metres. It is planned inside the 60% of Gaza currently under direct Israeli military control, about a mile from the Israeli border, and would include provisions allowing troops to leave rapidly if the position came under attack.The Guardian reported, citing a source familiar with the matter, that Louisiana-based Arkel International had been selected for the project, although the contract itself had not been finalized. The company has previously carried out work for the US government in countries including Iraq. A Board of Peace official said the board and the Palestinian technocratic body overseeing Gaza were in the final stages of preparing several contract awards, while stress...