Khaberni - On Thursday (Washington time), U.S. President Donald Trump said he expects the international force to maintain stability in Gaza to be "very soon" on the ground in the sector, two years after the war between Israel and Hamas.
The multinational force, which is likely to include troops from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the UAE, is part of Trump’s plan to stop the war in Gaza.
The plan helped achieve a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian movement on October 10, but the humanitarian crisis remained unchanged.
During a dinner at the White House with leaders from Central Asia, Trump confirmed, "It will happen very soon. Things in Gaza are going well," in response to a question from a journalist regarding the international force.
He added, "You haven’t heard much about problems, I’ll tell you, we have countries that have volunteered if there is a problem with Hamas."
The international force is supposed to train verified Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday, the United States distributed a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council aimed at supporting Trump’s plan, including giving the green light for the deployment of the international force.
A spokesperson for the U.S. mission stated in a press release that the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, shared the draft resolution with the ten elected countries in the Security Council plus a number of regional partners, including Egypt, Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
No date has been set yet for the vote.
According to diplomatic sources, several countries have expressed their willingness to participate in the force, but they insist on obtaining a mandate from the Security Council before deploying their forces on Palestinian territory.
The commander of the U.S. Central Command during a visit to Gaza last month stated that no U.S. forces would be deployed there.
