Overview
- At the Washington meeting of President Trump’s Board of Peace, the ISF commander said Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania will contribute troops, with Indonesia accepting the deputy commander role and offering up to about 8,000 personnel.
- Planners outlined a sector-by-sector rollout beginning in Rafah, with a long-term goal of roughly 20,000 ISF troops and 12,000 trained Palestinian police; Egypt and Jordan will train police and recruitment has begun.
- Indonesia signaled it could move an advance team within two months, with reporting pointing to April for initial steps and June for a larger presence, though timelines remain tentative.
- Funding pledges reported at the meeting total about $17 billion, including $10 billion from the United States, which observers note is short of reconstruction needs cited in coverage.
- Hamas said it is open to international forces that monitor the ceasefire but rejects interference in Gaza’s internal affairs, as critics and some governments question legal authority and regional participation.