Reports about the new U.S. base describe it as an effort to support a potential international coalition of peacekeepers in Gaza.

U.S. to more effectively control events in Gaza and deal with various parties, including Hamas and Egypt, without having to coordinate with Israel

These “Alternative Safe Communities,” as U.S. officials reportedly call them, would only be accessible to Gazans approved by the Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic intelligence agency.

U.S. role in the reconstruction of Gaza