Israel blocked the construction of a military base in Gaza by an American company, according to a report by the British newspaper The Guardian; the base, part of the US‑led "Peace Committee" plan to host 150 international troops, has not received a permit and contractors and trucks are barred from entering Gaza.

Israel blocked the construction of a military base in Gaza by an American company, according to a report by the British newspaper The Guardian; the base, part of the US‑led "Peace Committee" plan to host 150 international troops, has not received a permit and contractors and trucks are barred from entering Gaza.

"Israel will not open the border," the official said regarding Israel's ban on the entry of equipment and forces, adding with concern over the lack of international troops in Gaza: "Without establishing an international stabilising force in Gaza, the reconstruction process cannot begin".