The United States is conducting closed negotiations with several countries regarding the creation of an international stabilization force in the Gaza Strip and intends to present a plan in the coming weeks, reports Axios. "The countries of the region show great interest in the participation of international forces.
No one has rejected it, and they are all waiting for the final draft," the unnamed American official said. It is expected that the plan will be adopted in the coming days and will be presented to Israel and other countries within a few weeks. The international forces will include representatives of Azerbaijan, Egypt, Indonesia and Turkey, as well as Palestinian police units. According to the project, they will be located in the enclave on the border with Egypt and Israel.
According to other Axios sources, the success of this project depends on the Palestinian Hamas movement agreeing to lay down its arms. Some Israeli officials are suspicious of the disarmament of the radicals and the idea that international forces will have "legitimacy with the local population."
Moreover, they oppose Turkey's participation in these operations, but Washington believes that Ankara, as well as Doha and Cairo, will be able to force Hamas to "behave well". American officials are convinced that the plan will be implemented because "Hamas is at its weakest point in the last 20 years."
Moreover, the Americans are drafting a UN Security Council resolution that would support the deployment of international troops in Gaza and could be used as a legal mandate.
