Washington Pushes for the Deployment of Peacekeeping Forces in Gaza Ceasefire Arrangements
The Pentagon confirms working on a ceasefire deal for Gaza that includes peacekeeping forces without U.S. troop involvement.
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) stated that it is “working closely on a ceasefire deal for Gaza that includes peacekeeping forces, without the involvement of U.S. troops,” while Hamas and Israel have yet to respond to this proposal.
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Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh explained at a press conference that the U.S. is “working closely on a ceasefire deal for Gaza,” suggesting that “the deal will include peacekeeping forces, without U.S. troop involvement.”
The deployment of peacekeeping forces to Gaza has been proposed several times by the U.S. and various mediators, with American media discussing the possibility of Arab countries participating with Palestinian approval, although other Arab nations such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Jordan have rejected this idea.
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The United Arab Emirates and Egypt had expressed their willingness to participate in a peacekeeping force, but under certain conditions, according to Israeli sources in June.
UAE Minister of State for Political Affairs Lana Nusseibeh previously stated that her country would not participate in a peacekeeping force without the approval of the Palestinian Authority as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.
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In May, the Arab League had called for the deployment of peacekeeping forces to protect Palestinians from Israeli attacks in Gaza.
Under the mediation of Egypt and Qatar and with U.S. support, Israel and Hamas have been engaged in difficult indirect negotiations for months to reach an agreement on prisoner exchanges and a ceasefire in Gaza.
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The Philadelphi Corridor is one of the main current points of contention, with Netanyahu insisting on keeping the Israeli army there, while Hamas demands a complete withdrawal from Gaza.
On Monday, Netanyahu stated that achieving the war objectives in Gaza “goes through the Philadelphi Corridor,” emphasizing that the army will “never” withdraw from this area, while the U.S. is pushing for an agreement before the upcoming presidential elections.
For months, security officials, the Israeli opposition, and prisoner families have accused Netanyahu of blocking an agreement with Hamas out of fear of collapsing his governing coalition and losing his position.
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Popular protests in Israel have intensified after the Israeli army discovered the bodies of six hostages in a tunnel in Gaza.
Far-right ministers, including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, are threatening to withdraw from the government and topple it if an agreement ending the war is accepted.
Since October 7, Israel, with full U.S. support, has been waging war on Gaza, resulting in over 135,000 Palestinian deaths and injuries, mostly children and women, more than 10,000 missing, amid massive destruction and famine that has killed dozens of children.
