Overview
- The UAE’s Anwar Gargash said the country will not join the International Stabilization Force without a clear legal framework, while pledging continued humanitarian aid and political support.
- Potential contributors have fallen away as Israel bars Turkey’s participation, Jordan refuses to send troops, and Azerbaijan says it would only consider joining under a full truce.
- A U.S. draft seen by reporters would empower the force to use all necessary measures to demilitarize Gaza, secure borders, protect aid deliveries, and support a newly trained Palestinian police.
- The plan answers the mission to a Board of Peace chaired by President Donald Trump rather than UN supervision and omits references to the West Bank or a Palestinian state, drawing objections from Arab states.
- Egypt seeks guarantees on the force’s mandate, timeline, and weapons rules to avoid an occupying role, while Security Council negotiations remain unresolved and a U.S. official says about two dozen U.S. troops are in the region in coordination roles.