U.S. Navy Seeks Estimates for Temporary Base Near Gaza to Back Stabilization Effort

Overview

• Bloomberg reports the Navy asked pre‑vetted firms for cost estimates on a temporary, self‑sustaining base near Gaza that could support about 10,000 personnel with office space for a 12‑month period.
• Israel’s Ynet reports a separate outline for a base in southern Israel costing roughly $500 million to enable later stages of Trump’s plan, with reporting differing on scale and specifics.
• Both accounts describe preliminary planning rather than a finalized deployment, with capacity, cost, site, and formal authorization not publicly confirmed.
• The prospective base is framed as support for international stabilization forces envisioned under the White House’s 20‑point plan tied to the October 10 ceasefire, and Politico-cited documents say the U.S. circulated a draft UN resolution in early November to create such forces.
• Politico also cites internal concerns that implementation could falter, even as Ynet reports the U.S. operates a roughly 200‑person command center in Israel focused on Gaza stabilization.