Israel’s investigative agency Shomrim said in a report on Tuesday that the facility has a $500 million price tag.
The outpost would also give Washington the ability to act independently and shape dynamics directly on the ground without the need for Israeli coordination.
Observers noted that the plan comes at a time when global anger against the regime is at its peak over its genocidal war in Gaza, which began in October 2023. This could prompt allies to advance their goals while Tel Aviv is temporarily out of the spotlight, they added.
However, Palestinian officials warned that such measures were an attempt to replace one profession with another, simply exchanging Israeli boots for foreign ones.
In early November, Moussa Abu Marzouk, a leader of the Hamas resistance movement in Gaza, made it clear that Hamas would never tolerate such an arrangement.
He told Al Jazeera: “We cannot accept any military that will replace the occupying forces in Gaza.”
Prior to this, the US government had been circulating a draft UN Security Council resolution for at least two years proposing the creation of a so-called International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza.
The force, reportedly formed by the United States, Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt, will operate under the pretext of reconstruction and security, effectively ensuring the “demilitarization” of Gaza and the dismantling of resistance infrastructure.
According to US news agency Axios, the ISF plan represents part of the first phase of a 20-point proposal drawn up by Donald Trump that he claims will “end the war” in Gaza.
But critics say the proposal ignores core issues of Israeli occupation, accountability for war crimes, Palestinian self-determination and reparations.
Abu Marzouk also revealed that Washington and Tel Aviv were opposed to allowing the Security Council to formally delegate such a mission.
Meanwhile, the United States has already opened a small Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in the northern Gaza city of Kiryat Ghat, which U.S. Central Command officials say is a base for “humanitarian and military coordination.”
During his visit, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that “the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of Gaza will be achieved.”
Hamas said resistance forces must remain alert to the possibility of a large-scale invasion of Gaza because its weapons are inherently tied to the occupier’s presence.
MNA/