The Board of Peace officially announced Thursday that Morocco has joined the International Stabilization Force (ISF) for the Gaza Strip, according to the board.
The Board of Peace officially announced Thursday that Morocco has joined the International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza, formalizing a participation that had been reported in stages over the preceding days. The announcement, made at 18:40 Jerusalem, comes as the multinational force continues to take shape under the US-backed plan for the Strip.
As The Zioneer reported on Tuesday, July 14, the Board of Peace first confirmed that a small group of Moroccan soldiers had begun training near the Gaza border (version 1), followed by reports that Morocco had joined the force (version 2), signed the legal framework (version 3), and finally received official Board of Peace confirmation of its membership (version 4). In the same sitting, the Board specified that the Moroccan contingent would focus on humanitarian aid transfer and police training (version 5). The source quality evolved from a Wall Street Journal report (version 1) to ynet reporting (versions 2, 3) and finally to direct Board of Peace statements (versions 4, 5). Separately, on Monday, July 13, the Board announced that a contingent of Kosovo soldiers had arrived in Israel to join the ISF.
The ISF is a US-backed effort to prevent Hamas from re-establishing control in Gaza, part of President Trump's peace plan, as The Zioneer reported on July 14. The deployment builds on a broader framework of defense cooperation: on June 21, Israel and Morocco signed a comprehensive defense cooperation agreement, deepening security ties under the Abraham Accords, as The Zioneer reported.
The exact size of the Moroccan contingent and its deployment timeline have not been specified. Hamas continues to refuse disarmament, and reconstruction of Gaza has not yet commenced, as noted in earlier reports.
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