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Six Countries Have Volunteered Troops for Gaza Stabilization Force

(Washington Post) David Ignatius - The "New Gaza" proclaimed by President Trump would ease the agony of Palestinian civilians ravaged by the war while marking an end to the suffering Israel has endured since the brutal Hamas terrorist attack of Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas must still agree to the ceasefire plan, which amounts to an unconditional surrender and the permanent loss of its military and political power in Gaza. In effect, the plan would ratify the "total victory" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been seeking, while also saving the 20 Israeli hostages who remain alive. The Palestinian Authority wouldn't have a direct role in administering postwar Gaza until the organization was fully "reformed." Israeli troops would occupy a buffer in Gaza indefinitely. Two senior Arab officials told me Friday that a half-dozen countries - including Italy, Indonesia and Azerbaijan - have volunteered troops for the stabilization force. An informal Arab oversight group would include Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Individual countries have committed to oversee various aspects of Palestinian reform, such as education and finance. The Trump administration has been aided by two private citizens with extensive Palestinian and Arab business contacts: Jared Kushner, an architect of the Abraham Accords, and Tony Blair, the former British prime minister. Trump might end up chairman of the Peace Board, but it's Blair who's likely to be chief executive.
2025-09-30 00:00:00
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