cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/30894

U.S. companies are aiming to make huge profits from the Gaza reconstruction plan, with several billionaires on Trump’s Board of Peace openly discussing the opportunity to make billions.

Last week, The Guardian reported that the Trump administration is planning to build a 350-acre military base in Gaza to house the future International Stabilization Force (ISF).

Plans reviewed by the newspaper reveal that the base will be “ringed by 26 trailer-mounted armored watch towers, a small arms range, bunkers, and a warehouse for military equipment for operations.”

At this time, it’s unclear who will be hired to construct the base, but the report is yet another reminder that Gaza’s reconstruction could generate massive profits.

Members of President Donald Trump’s controversial Board of Peace openly expressed this sentiment at the group’s first meeting, framing Gaza as a potential money-maker.

“The coastline alone is 50 billion dollars of value alone on a conservative basis… it just needs to be unlocked and financed,” said billionaire Marc Rowan, an executive member of the board and the head of the private equity firm Apollo Global Management.

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