International Stabilization Force (ISF)

Bereaved, hostage families demand emigration option for Gazans before letting int'l force enter

The families argued that facilitating the departure of Gaza residents who wish to leave could improve Israel’s security situation and weaken Hamas’s control over the local population.

Displaced Palestinian children play in water as they shelter at a school on a hot day, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 1, 2026.
Finance Minister and Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich at the primary count, Jerusalem, July 26, 2026.

Smotrich demands revote on Gaza reconstruction plan that he backed

Palestinian militant group Hamas fighters secure an area before handing over two Israeli hostages to a Red Cross team in Khan Yunis.

Exiled Palestinian official walks back Jared Kushner ceasefire claim as Israeli strikes hit Gaza

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Hamas distributing personal weapons to operatives to avoid total disarmament amid BoP deal - report


Hamas disarmament cannot wait for the IDF's withdrawal from Gaza - editorial

Palestinians deserve a chance to live under a government that is not preparing for the next war; Israelis deserve to know that an IDF withdrawal will not be followed by rearmament and another attack.

Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.

Is the Gaza peace plan progress a major breakthrough? - analysis

If implemented, the agreement could reshape Gaza's political and security landscape, providing a pathway toward Hamas relinquishing its weapons and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Palestinians inspect a site of an Israeli strike on a house that was pre-warned by the Israeli military to evacuate on Saturday before the strike was carried out later that day, in Deir Al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2026.

Bishara Bahbah says Hamas proposes 10 year ceasefire and disarmament - interview

In an interview, prominent Palestinian-American scholar and former mediator in the hostage deal talks, Dr. Bishara Bahbah, described what he characterized as Hamas's most far-reaching proposal.

Palestinian-American businessman Bishara Bahbah, who helped secure the release of former hostage Edan Alexander.

‘Lasting peace, security’: BoP reaches ‘historic’ Hamas disarmament deal, Trump announces

Board of Peace, White House officials to ‘Post’: Hamas, Palestinian factions agreed to deal’s framework, implementation • ‘Israel skeptical, but not much they can do except see it happen’

US President Donald Trump looks on on the day he makes an announcement on Freedom Haulers, an initiative to open pathways for military veterans to become commercial truck drivers, during an event at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 30, 2026.

Gazan int'l force would restrict IDF operations, enabling Hamas to recover, security officials warn

Israel's security cabinet approved legal immunity for an international stabilization force ahead of its deployment to parts of the Gaza Strip, despite objections from security officials.

IDF soldiers operate in the Khan Yunis area of the Gaza Strip, February 1, 2026.

Israel's approval of ISF deployment in Gaza marks key step in reconstuction efforts - analysis

Israel's approval of an international stabilization force marks what supporters describe as a significant step toward rebuilding Gaza and replacing Hamas's rule.

A crane hoists a tactical vehicle at the Logistics Support Area, in a location given as near Kerem Shalom, in this handout picture released June 30, 2026, by the Trump-appointed Board of Peace.

Officials warn deployment of ISF could strengthen Hamas, restrict IDF operations in Gaza

Israeli defense officials warn that an international stabilization force could restrict IDF operations, strengthen Hamas, and erode Israel’s military achievements.

IDF destroys four Hamas tunnels in Gaza over weekend, April 14, 2026.

IDF working to strengthen ISF as it prepares for possibility of renewed Gaza operations - analysis

According to sources in the Southern Command, in the past 24 hours, dozens of vehicles, some of which are bulletproof, were transferred to Gaza and handed over to American forces from the ISF.

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip December 3, 2025.

Gaza Board of Peace prepares for Cyprus summit as first Moroccan contingent deploys - analysis

“The ISF welcomes its newest members from the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. Their arrival strengthens the international effort to support the people of Gaza,” the Board posted on social media.

General Dagvin Anderson, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (2nd-R) inspects a guard of honour with Moroccan General Mohamed Berrid (R) ahead of their meeting as part of the annual African Lion joint exercise in Agadir on May 7, 2026.

Morocco, Albania, and Greece join Gaza International Stabilization Force for Phase II peacekeeping

A small number of Moroccan planning officers have already arrived to take part in discussions related to the future International Stabilization Force for Gaza (ISF).

Moroccan officers join Gaza stabilization force planning in Israel.