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U.S. Plans to Tap Two-Star General to Lead Gaza Stabilization Force

U.S. officials are pressing partners for troop commitments despite unresolved rules, funding and timing.

Smoke and dust rises after Israeli forces demolish several buildings in northern Gaza City. Photo: Khames Alrefi/Anadolu via Getty Images
Kings, presidents and prime ministers want to be on the Gaza Board of Peace, US President Donald Trump says. Reuters
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World leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi pose for a family photo, at a world leaders' summit on ending the Gaza war, amid a U.S.-brokered prisoner-hostage swap and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, October 13, 2025. Yoan Valat/Pool via REUTERS

Overview

  • Axios reports that UN Ambassador Mike Waltz told Israeli leaders the U.S. intends to lead the International Stabilization Force and name a two‑star American general as its commander.
  • A White House official says discussions on the ISF, a Board of Peace, and a technocratic Palestinian administration continue with no definitive decisions communicated.
  • The United Nations Security Council authorized the Board of Peace and a temporary ISF on Nov. 17, providing the legal framework for a transitional security and governance effort in Gaza.
  • U.S. briefings to European diplomats linked Israeli withdrawals to the availability of ISF contributors, warning that if partners do not send or support troops, the IDF will not pull back.
  • Germany and Italy have been invited to the Board of Peace, and several countries previously signaled willingness to provide soldiers, while the administration reiterates there will be no U.S. boots on the ground in Gaza and President Trump says he plans to announce the board early next year.