Overview
- The UAE’s Anwar Gargash said Abu Dhabi will not participate in the force under the current unclear framework, while continuing political support for peace efforts and humanitarian aid.
- Washington’s draft UN Security Council resolution envisions a two‑year International Stabilization Force tasked with demilitarizing Gaza, protecting civilians and aid, securing borders, and supporting a newly trained Palestinian police, with authority to use “all necessary measures.”
- Egypt is seeking guarantees on the force’s mandate, duration, departure, and permitted weapons and fears it could morph into an occupation tool, with sources adding Cairo opposes forcible disarmament by foreign troops.
- Negotiations in New York are expected to be lengthy as France and Saudi Arabia push for explicit reference to a Palestinian state and legal experts warn deployment without clear Palestinian consent risks violating international law and blurring governance oversight.
- The U.S. has courted potential contributors including the UAE, Indonesia, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, but Israel has ruled out Turkish participation, Jordan says it will not join, and Baku conditions any role on a full ceasefire as Trump talks up a deployment “very soon.”