Documents detail towers and bunkers in planned Gaza complex

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US President Donald Trump attends the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace”, his new institution focused on progress on Gaza, at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, United States on February 19, 2026. [Murat Gök – Anadolu Agency]

The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly planning the construction of a large military base in the Gaza Strip to host a future international stabilisation force, according to contracting records reviewed by The Guardian.

The proposed site would span more than 350 acres and accommodate up to 5,000 personnel. It is intended to serve as an operational hub for a multinational force under the framework of the Peace Council, the body established to oversee Gaza’s post-war administration.

The council is chaired by Trump, with his son-in-law Jared Kushner said to be involved in its leadership.

READ: Doctors Without Borders warns of health crisis if forced to leave Gaza

Plans reviewed by the newspaper reportedly include the phased construction of a fortified military compound measuring approximately 1,400 by 1,100 metres. The site would feature 26 armoured observation towers mounted on trailers, a small-arms firing range, underground bunkers, storage facilities for military equipment and perimeter fencing reinforced with barbed wire.

According to the report, the base would be built in a sparsely populated plain in southern Gaza. The Guardian said it had viewed video footage of the area and cited a source familiar with the planning process who indicated that a limited number of international construction firms with experience in conflict zones have already conducted site visits.

The proposal comes amid broader efforts to establish a UN-mandated stabilisation force to oversee reconstruction and security arrangements in Gaza following months of Israeli genocide. 

READ: Indonesian president pledges 8,000 ‘or more’ troops to Gaza peacekeeping force

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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
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2 killed in Israeli drone strike on Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon

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Smoke rises from the area following Israeli airstrikes, despite a ceasefire reached on November 27, 2024, in Sohmor town, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon, on January 15, 2026. [Ramiz Dallah – Anadolu Agency]

Two people were killed, and three others were injured in an Israeli drone strike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Friday, in the latest violation of a 2024 ceasefire deal, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, Anadolu reports.

Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported that the strike hit the Hittin neighborhood inside the densely populated camp, located near the southern city of Sidon.

The airstrike caused material damage to the targeted building and surrounding structures.

The Palestinian Red Crescent in the Ain al-Hilweh camp said in a statement that two people were killed and three others injured in the attack.

Ambulances immediately arrived at the scene and transported the injured to hospitals in Sidon, which issued an urgent appeal for blood donations due to the severity of the injuries, NNA said.

READ: Lebanese parliament speaker calls for pressure on Israel to halt ceasefire violations

The Israeli military claimed in a statement that it struck a Hamas command center in the Ain al-Hilweh area.

The Israeli army carried out a similar strike in November. 2025 in the same area where at least 13 people were killed and several others injured. Later, the army claimed that the attack targeted Hamas members inside the camp. It is alleged that the targeted facility was being used to plot attacks against Israel.

However, Hamas decried the attack as a “brutal assault” on civilians, saying the Israeli strike targeted a group of teenagers on an open sports field.

The latest attacks came amid repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement reached in November 2024, killing and wounding hundreds of Lebanese. Israel continues to occupy five Lebanese hilltops seized during the latest war, in addition to other Lebanese areas it has held for decades.

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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
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Hamas calls Israeli attack on Lebanon refugee camp ‘crime against civilians’

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Those injured and killed in the Israeli military’s airstrike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp are being taken to hospitals in Saida, southern Lebanon, on November 18, 2025. [Houssam Shbaro – Anadolu Agency]

Palestinian group Hamas on Friday rejected Israeli claims that a strike on the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon targeted one of its command centers, calling the attack a “crime against civilians” and a violation of Lebanese sovereignty, Anadolu reports.

In a statement, Hamas condemned the attack as a “brutal aggression” by the Israeli army against the camp in the city of Sidon, saying the strike resulted in deaths and injuries among civilians.

“Targeting a camp that houses thousands of Palestinian refugees and is densely populated constitutes a dangerous escalation and a blatant disregard for international laws and norms,” the statement said.

The movement denied Israeli allegations that the targeted site was a Hamas facility, calling them “baseless pretexts that do not stand up to facts.” It said the attacked building belonged to a joint security force responsible for maintaining order and stability inside the camp.

It held the Israeli government fully responsible for the consequences of the strike and called on the international community and Arab and Islamic countries to take urgent action to halt ongoing attacks and ensure protection for Palestinians “wherever they are present.”

READ: 2 killed in Israeli drone strike on Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon

Earlier, two people were killed and three others injured in an Israeli drone strike on the camp, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent in Ain al-Hilweh.

Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported that the strike hit the Hittin neighborhood inside the densely populated camp, causing material damage to the targeted building and surrounding structures.

The Israeli military claimed in a statement that it struck a Hamas command center in the Ain al-Hilweh area.

The Israeli army carried out a similar strike in November. 2025 in the same area where at least 13 people were killed and several others injured. Later, the army claimed that the attack targeted Hamas members inside the camp.

At the time, Hamas decried the attack as a “brutal assault” on civilians, saying the Israeli strike targeted a group of teenagers on an open sports field.

The latest attack came amid repeated Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement reached in November 2024, killing and wounding hundreds of Lebanese. Israel continues to occupy five Lebanese hilltops seized during the latest war, in addition to other Lebanese areas it has held for decades.

READ: Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills 3 people, including a child

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Genocide denier and Current UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is quoted that he supports Zionism without qualification. He also confirms that UK air force support has been essential in Israel’s mass-murdering genocide. Includes URLs https://www.declassifieduk.org/keir-starmers-100-spy-flights-over-gaza-in-support-of-israel/ and https://youtu.be/O74hZCKKdpA
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
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Spain calls EU Commission’s attendance at Board of Peace meeting ‘mistake’

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Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares delivers a speech after receiving a state medal of merit by Palestinian Ambassador to Madrid Husni Abdel Wahed during an event at the Arab House in Madrid, Spain on February 10, 2026. [Burak Akbulut – Anadolu Agency]

Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares on Friday described the European Commission’s presence at US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace inaugural meeting in Washington as a “mistake,” according to Swiss Info, citing the Spanish news agency EFE.

​​Albares’ remarks were made at an event in Barcelona, after Trump convened the meeting of his newly established group on Thursday, bringing together representatives from more than 20 countries to discuss the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and broader international stabilization efforts.

Although the EU declined to join the initiative, it sent Mediterranean Commissioner Dubravka Suica to attend the portion of the meeting dedicated to Gaza.

“It pained me to see a European Union commissioner who shouldn’t have been there,” said Albares.

While respecting Trump’s “effort,” he argued that “there are other ways” to achieve peace in the Middle East.

Albares noted that the EU backs a two-state solution to the Palestinian conflict and therefore “cannot participate” in any organization that excludes the Palestinian National Authority.

He explained that the Spanish government declined the invitation to participate because the Palestinians were not included and the peace plan devised by the US “raises serious doubts about its compatibility with international law.”

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Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza's hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel.
Orcas discuss Genocide-supporting and complicit Zionists. Donald Trump, Keith Starmer, David Lammy, Rachel Reeves, Angela Rayner and Wes Streeting are acknowledged as evil genocide-complicit and supporting cnuts.
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