International Force Deemed Essential for โฃGaza peace as U.S.โข navigates Turkish Role, regional Concerns
GAZA CITY – Efforts to establish a multinational security force in Gaza are facing complex challenges, wiht key stakeholders disagreeingโข on composition and deployment, despite indications โHamas mayโค accept the โforce with Turkishโ participation. The United States is attempting to broker an agreement, but faces โฃresistance from Israeli Prime โMinister Benjamin Netanyahu, who opposes a Turkish military presence, and โคanxieties from Jordan regarding the fate ofโ Palestinian โขrefugees.
The potentialโ deploymentโค of an International Security Force โ(ISF) hinges on securing buy-in from multiple nations, including Egypt, Qatar,โค and โฃTรผrkiye, who have โreportedly signaledโค Hamas’ willingness to accept the force – but โคonly โwith Turkish involvement. U.S. officialsโข recognizeโค Tรผrkiye’s crucial role in securing Hamas’ agreement, with one unnamed sourceโข telling Arutz Sheva, Israel’s national โnews association,โข “the Turks were very helpful inโ getting the Gaza โdeal, and Netanyahu’s bashing Tรผrkiye has โคbeen very counterproductive.” Without Turkish participation, diplomats believe Hamas is unlikely to agree to the ISF’s presence within โขGaza.
The proposed ISF is envisioned as more than a traditional policing operation, requiring enforcement of peace on both sides of the conflict, a task complicated โคby resistance from elementsโข within the region. concerns โฃextend beyond immediate security, with Jordan’s Kingโ Abdullah II reportedly apprehensive about the potential for further displacement of Palestinians. This echoes historical precedents; diaries of David Ben-Gurion,โ a leader in the early Zionist movement, document that Palestinian residents initially welcomed Jewish immigrants, unaware they would ultimately be dispossessed. Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, โmany Palestinians were displaced to neighboring countriesโข like Lebanon and Jordan, aided by Abdullah I, the than-emir of โTransjordan, who provided refuge.His โฃgrandson,the current King,appears less โinclined to offer the โขsame โคprotection.