So far, no country has confirmed its readiness to send troops to the Gaza Strip as part of the proposed international stabilization forces intended to secure peace in the enclave, the Financial Times (FT) reported.
According to the newspaper, no state has shown willingness to disarm the Palestinian militant group Hamas by force. “The Americans naively believe they can move forward on any of these issues without disarming Hamas. There is still no real plan for addressing the issue of Hamas’s weapons,” one source familiar with the position of the Israeli authorities told the FT.
Earlier, The Guardian reported that Indonesia, Azerbaijan and Turkey were expected to send a significant number of troops to a stabilization corps to be led by Egypt. However, these countries have not officially confirmed their participation in the initiative.
Meanwhile, The National noted that the proposed contingent would include at least 4,000 troops. They would not carry heavy weapons, and their mandate would be similar to that of peacekeeping forces. The international contingent is expected to oversee the deployment of field hospitals, the restoration of critical infrastructure, and the coordination of search and rescue operations to recover the bodies of Palestinians from the rubble, working alongside 3,000 local volunteers.
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Based on materials from TASS