Gaza board awards first contract for military outpost: Report
Palestinian women and children go about their daily activities at a makeshift camp for displaced people in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo)
A body established by U.S. President Donald Trump to oversee Gaza’s recovery has awarded its first construction contract, a project to build a small military outpost intended to house Moroccan troops as part of a planned international stabilization force, The Guardian reported on Aug. 7.
The contract was awarded to Louisiana-based Arkel International, a company that has previously carried out U.S. government projects in countries including Iraq, a person familiar with the matter told the daily.
Chaired by Trump and including his son-in-law Jared Kushner and close ally Steve Witkoff, the Board of Peace was created in January to support postwar arrangements in Gaza. The board said it was preparing several contracts but that none had been completed.
