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Five states are sending troops to Gaza.

Kazakhstan has also expressed its readiness to send troops to serve as part of the International Stabilization Forces.

Five states are sending troops to Gaza.

 

 

A number of countries have announced their intention to send military units to participate in the International Stabilization Force (ISF) being established in the Gaza sector. This was announced by the ISF commander, Major General Jasper Jeffers, at a meeting of the Peace Council.

 

According to reports, Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania have expressed their readiness to send troops to join the international contingent to serve in the Gaza sector. Additionally, Egypt and Jordan have confirmed their commitment to participate in the police force training process.

 

It is initially planned to deploy ISF forces in the Rafah area in the southern part of the Gaza sector. Police training will be organized in this area, after which the forces are expected to gradually expand across the sectors. According to the long-term plan, it is planned to deploy 20,000 military personnel and 12,000 police officers to the area.

 

On February 19, the first meeting of the new international structure—the Peace Council—was held in Washington, D.C. At the meeting, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that a number of countries, including Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, the UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, and Kuwait, had allocated over $7 billion in aid to the Gaza sector.

 

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev confirmed the country's readiness to send military units, medical personnel, and observers as part of the international stabilization force. He emphasized that such initiatives within the framework of civil-military coordination serve to strengthen security and stability in the Middle East.

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