Updated · Greater Baton Rouge Business Report · Aug 6
Trump’s Board of Peace Awards 150-Troop Gaza Outpost Contract to Arkel as Plans Shrink
Updated
Updated · Greater Baton Rouge Business Report · Aug 6
Trump’s Board of Peace Awards 150-Troop Gaza Outpost Contract to Arkel as Plans Shrink
3 articles · Updated · Greater Baton Rouge Business Report · Aug 6
Summary
Arkel International has been provisionally picked for the Board of Peace’s first Gaza construction job — a basic outpost for 150 Moroccan troops in a proposed international stabilization force.
The base would sit in the 60% of Gaza under direct Israeli military control, about a mile from the border, and provide only short-term deployment facilities to support the board’s security and governance plan.
Board officials said the project is one of several contracts in preparation, but it marks a sharp retreat from earlier ambitions to rebuild all of Gaza, including a planned 5,000-person military base.
The award comes days after Trump said Hamas had agreed to disarm, even as the mechanism remains unclear and Israel still opposes the broader plan.
As grand visions of waterfront towers vanish, why is a tiny Moroccan troop base the only tangible progress in Gaza?
Will this scaled-back military pilot project truly stabilize Gaza, or merely create a tightly controlled enclave amid the rubble?
With zero donor funds deposited, who is actually bankrolling this new military outpost in Gaza's devastated landscape?
Gaza’s $70 Billion Gamble: Trump’s Board of Peace, the ISF, and the High-Stakes Reconstruction Crisis
Overview
The August 2026 Gaza reconstruction effort, led by Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, awarded its first contract to Arkel International, a company with a strong record in conflict zones. The project aims to build a Moroccan military outpost near the Israeli border, designed for quick troop extraction due to the region’s volatile security. Only countries with formal peace ties to Israel can join the International Stabilisation Force, excluding key players like Turkey and Indonesia, which withdrew after domestic backlash. Meanwhile, the Board’s rivalry with the United Nations has led major democracies and the Vatican to refuse participation, while wealthy Gulf states are withholding funds until lasting peace is secured.