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The US wants Türkiye to be part of the international force that will enter Gaza! 'Israel can no longer control the process'

Milliyet

Turkey

Thursday, October 30


According to a report by Israel's Channel 12 television channel, citing high-ranking US sources, the US is holding sensitive talks with Israel and some Muslim countries regarding the establishment of an International Stabilization Force in Gaza.

Sources involved in the process say the US is expected to present a plan for deploying international forces to Gaza following these talks.

It was reported that Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia and Azerbaijan were ready to send troops to Gaza, and that other countries were concerned about this issue due to the complex situation.

It was stated that the main topic discussed during the recent visit to Israel by US Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, President Donald Trump’s Special Representative for the Middle East Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner was the International Stabilization Force to be deployed in Gaza.

Pointing to Israel's tendency to break the ceasefire by claiming that Hamas would not lay down its weapons, it was stated that Trump was determined not to allow the war to resume, but that he wanted to do this with firm steps against the possibility of the ceasefire being broken by rushing the deployment of international forces.

"The Israelis are nervous and skeptical because they no longer control the process and they have no leverage," a senior US official said, according to the report.

It was emphasized that Türkiye was ready to join this force, but Israel opposed Turkish troops entering Gaza, and that the US wanted Turkey, Qatar and Egypt to join the International Stabilization Force despite Israel's stance.

"The Turks were very helpful in reaching an agreement in Gaza, and (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu's provocative statements toward Türkiye were very damaging," the US official said.

​​​​​​​- Ceasefire and Prisoner Exchange Agreement in Gaza

US President Donald Trump announced on October 9 that Israel and Hamas had approved the first phase of a ceasefire plan in Gaza during ongoing negotiations in Egypt.

The agreement was signed in Egypt, where negotiations were held, and came into effect on October 10 with the approval of the Israeli government.

Following the Israeli army's withdrawal from the"Yellow Line" as stipulated in the agreement, it was announced that a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip came into effect on the same day.

Despite the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army, which has been carrying out attacks against Palestinians on various grounds, launched violent and intense airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on October 19 and 28, claiming that Hamas had violated the ceasefire.

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