The United States is advancing a plan to build a large military base in the Gaza envelope, the Shomrim news website reported, citing Israeli officials who were exposed to the plan.
According to the report, the base is intended to be used by the international forces who will operate in the Gaza Strip to enforce the ceasefire and is expected to house thousands of servicemembers.
The cost of construction is estimated at half a billion dollars, and the Americans have begun examining possible locations in the area for the base. The initiative is being advanced in cooperation with the Government of Israel and the IDF.
At the moment, the US military presence in Israel is relatively limited, consisting of 200 soldiers operating out of the US Central Command Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat.
However, according to reports, the CMCC is expected to take full control of the humanitarian aid distribution system in Gaza, a process that was previously carried out under Israeli supervision.
The Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories' (COGAT) role is expected to be significantly limited.
7 comments:
Pure sin of the Chashmonim again who brought in the Romans.
They didn't learn the lesson of Biden's pier there not long ago, and all the wasted $$$ then I guess.
Hamas will attack them
Reminding everyone that the Maccabees invited the Romans in to help oppose the Selucid Greeks. Just saying!
What a crazy idea!?!?!
Israel will lose on both ends!!!!!! They will lose sovereignty and security on one hand, and be blamed for "relying on" American troops on the other!!!
What can be worse??????
If the Gazans attack Israel again, Israel will be too afraid to respond for fear of attacking the U.S. This isn't meant to help Israel but to help the Arabs in Gaza
Such hysteria here. Firstly even if the US does build an army base it won’t house US soldiers. It will be for the international force that is supposed to police Gaza. Secondly (officially at least) the reason Nasser was able to throw out all the US peace keepers before the six day war was because they were all on Egyptian territory so they had no legal right to stay when he told them to go. At the time Israel BEGGED for them to be relocated to Israeli territory instead and were told to get lost. We don’t need a repeat of that situation if the international force is house in Gaza itself. Thirdly if they are housed in Gaza, Hamas will have a lot more influence and sway over them than if they are in Israel. And of course who said these reports are even true to begin with.
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