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Israel approves initial deployment of about 250 foreign troops to Gaza for international stabilization. U.S. forces near Gaza border have been observed with foreign officers ahead of deployment.
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250 Troops, Border Preparations
Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government approved an initial deployment of around 250 foreign troops into Gaza as part of a planned International Stabilization Force. Walla said US military preparations were underway near the Gaza Strip border, and it reported that foreign officers accompanied by US military personnel had been observed around the border during the past two weeks. Walla also reported that the US transferred trucks, highly mobile armored personnel carriers, medical evacuation vehicles, and armored vehicles equipped with machine guns to a designated base near the border, and it said armed US soldiers provided round-the-clock security at the facility.
“Israeli news site Walla said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government had given the US approval for an initial deployment of around 250 foreign troops.”
The sources said the site was originally an Israeli military base handed over to the US, and they reported guard towers, surveillance equipment, and lighting systems were installed around the compound. Walla linked the plan to US President Donald Trump’s Gaza approach, and it quoted an unnamed Israeli security official warning, "It is not inconceivable that the Gaza Division and Southern Command could wake up one day to find an international force larger than the Gaza Division itself."
Turkey Dispute and US Pressure
Israeli security sources told Walla that movements of foreign military officers accompanied by U.S. forces near the Gaza border had been observed over the past two weeks as preparations advanced for a multinational force deep inside the enclave. Israeli security officials cited concerns about the future direction of American policy toward Israel and the speed of entry of international forces, and it included an Israeli security official warning, "It is not inconceivable that Gaza’s unit and the southern command will one day wake up to find a multinational force exceeding the number of troops in Gaza’s unit." Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faced Israeli opposition to Turkey’s participation, and it tied the dispute to Ankara’s policies toward Israel and Turkey hosting Hamas leadership.
Israel’s defense establishment opposed Turkish involvement, and it said Israeli assessments linked Hamas’s headquarters in Turkey to an attack near Hebron more than two weeks ago that killed two IDF soldiers. Mont Carlo Internationale said Axios reported that Donald Trump urged Netanyahu to proceed with the peace plan provisions and not tie implementation to forming the new Israeli government, and it quoted the report that "Trump had urged Netanyahu" to proceed.
Rafah City, Reconstruction Conditions
Multiple outlets tied the force preparations to a UAE-backed project to create a city on part of Rafah in southern Gaza, with engineering work underway for receiving tens of thousands of Palestinians subject to strict security screening.
The international force was expected to secure the city area during the project’s initial phase, and it said unnamed security officials expected the number of Palestinians screened and permitted to enter the "new city" compound to be limited as a pilot project.
Preparations were advancing for the planned "terror-free Emirati city" on the ruins of part of Rafah, and it said only a limited number of Palestinians would initially be admitted after security screening.
There was no timetable for the project, Walla said, amid Israeli government opposition to Gaza’s reconstruction depends on Hamas being disarmed and control of the enclave being transferred to a third party.
Anadolu Ajansı further stated that Israeli attacks killed 1,602 Palestinians and injured 5,794 others after a ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, 2025, and it said around 2.4 million Palestinians live in Gaza including some 2.15 million displaced people.