Israel to allow international force into Gaza under Trump ceasefire plan

Israel will allow a multinational security force to enter Gaza as proposed under US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for the enclave, an Israeli official said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet on Sunday approved ‌the legal framework that would allow the force’s entry to Gaza, the official said. Netanyahu was scheduled to depart for Washington on Monday and was expected to meet Trump on Tuesday.

The official said that the mission, called the International Stabilisation Force, would include 200 members from “friendly countries such as Uganda and Morocco” deploying in areas that are not under Israeli control. Each contingent requires individual Israeli approval to ⁠enter Gaza.

It was unclear when the forces would deploy.

Much of Gaza remains in ruins from two years of ‌full-scale war triggered by the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023.

After a ceasefire deal was struck in October, Trump set out a peace plan for Gaza that ‌provided for a surge in humanitarian aid, civilian administration by Palestinian technocrats, Hamas laying down its ⁠arms and Israeli forces ⁠withdrawing.