Israel blocks construction of key Gaza base created by Trump peace…

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHere is the one-sentence version.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIsrael is refusing to let a military base for the Board of Peace go ahead in Gaza, the Guardian has learned.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOkay, I just woke up in the metaphorical sense. What is the Board of Peace, and why does it need a base?

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIt is an international organization authorized in twenty twenty-five by the United Nations.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe American president chairs it, and its job is the peace effort in Gaza.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd the base was supposed to be part of that effort?

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorYes. The project would house one hundred and fifty international troops, and it is described as a key military outpost for the board.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo what actually happened here? Did somebody say no out loud?

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn early August, the board issued its first construction contract for Gaza.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Guardian reports, as an exclusive, that Israel has not permitted the project to move forward.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNot permitted. That sounds quieter than a flat refusal.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Guardian's wording is that Israel is refusing to allow it to proceed.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWe do not yet have the reasons from the story we were given.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo how did we get here? Why is the board building anything in Gaza at all?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe board was created to oversee the peace effort, and that contract was its first construction step.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBeyond that, our report does not give the wider history.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWho feels this most? The troops, the people in Gaza, the board itself?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe most direct effect is on the board, whose plan for housing one hundred and fifty international troops is now stalled.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe wider effect on people in Gaza is not clear yet.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat are the two sides saying? Is there a public argument yet?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNot in the material we have. No statement from Israel or the board is included, so we should not guess at either position.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorFair enough. A base needs permission, and permission is the part nobody has announced.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is a reasonable way to put it. Construction is the visible part, and approval is the part that decides whether it starts.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat happens from here?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWhether Israel or the Board of Peace comments publicly, and whether the contract is changed, moved or dropped. None of that is known tonight.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAnd if the answer stays no, does the whole plan change?

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThat is unclear. What we can say is that the first construction contract has hit a wall, and the report calls the base key.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the one-sentence version, now that I am awake: the peace board wanted a base, and Israel has not let it start.

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    Gloria Vance · World News AnchorCorrect, Chip. You nailed the summary on the first try. Full marks.