Israeli government nods to international stabilisation force in Gaza

What the report says

Al Jazeera, citing Reuters and the Times of Israel, reported that Israel’s government has approved legal steps allowing an International Stabilization Force to enter Gaza. The decision, reported on July 26, 2026, is linked to United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan. An Israeli official said the force would work in full coordination with the Israeli military.

According to the report, no deployment date has been announced. Reuters said the ISF is expected to include about 200 personnel from countries Israel regards as friendly, including Uganda and Morocco. Israel’s cabinet also decided that Israel would retain authority to approve which countries may contribute forces. The force is expected to operate only in parts of Gaza not under Israeli military control.

The development is significant because the ISF is one element of a wider proposed security and governance framework for Gaza. Al Jazeera reported that the plan also calls for an international Board of Peace to oversee administration and reconstruction, a technocratic National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, Hamas’s disarmament, and an Israeli withdrawal. Nickolay Mladenov, director-general of the Gaza Board of Peace, welcomed Israel’s move as part of the agreed framework for stabilisation and a transition to Palestinian administration.

The report said the approval came one day before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was due to travel to Washington, DC. Al Jazeera also reported that Israel controls close to 70 percent of Gaza, while the October ceasefire has not stopped frequent deadly incidents; it cited the Palestinian Ministry of Health as saying 1,200 Palestinians have been killed and 3,888 wounded since the deal took effect.