International force for Gaza unlikely as countries refuse to deploy troops

Azerbaijan becomes latest nation to rule out sending soldiers. Israel gears up to demilitarize Gaza independently as Trump's multinational plan stalls.


Israeli assessments increasingly show the International Stabilization Force for Gaza, designed to disarm Hamas, won't materialize. Establishing the force represents a central element of Donald Trump's 20-point plan for ending the war and was incorporated into Security Council Resolution 2803 approved last week. Yet no nation globally has expressed readiness to have its forces directly engage Hamas fighters.

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