International Stabilization Force

Disarming Hamas Is Easier Said Than Done

In fits and starts, President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is progressing. After months of inertia over Hamas’s refusal to disarm, the White House announced a breakthrough on July...

Israel Holds Firm as Hamas Attempts To Delay Disarmament

Nine months have elapsed since President Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip was enshrined by UN Security Council Resolution 2803. Trump’s plan lays out an explicit vision for a Gaza freed...

The Board of Peace’s New Gaza Initiative Is Bold — And It Just Might Work

US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff attend the inaugural Board of Peace meeting...

Israel approves entry of International Stabilization Force into Gaza

On July 26, the Israeli government’s cabinet approved the entry of forces from the International Stabilization Force (ISF) into Gaza in the near future. The development envisions an...

Can Israel Dismantle Hamas?

A civilian government in Gaza cannot take shape without the disarmament of the terrorist group.

Board of Peace to establish ‘pilot zone’ for Gaza civilians, IDF claims 13 ceasefire violations June 30–July 9

On July 8, the US-led Board of Peace announced that it would soon establish a “pilot zone” in southern Gaza. Planned for Tel Sultan, near Rafah, the goal of the zone would be to move unarmed...

Meet the 13 Palestinians Tasked With Governing Gaza After Hamas

Gaza peace plan sees slow progress after Hamas meets in Cairo

The US-backed peace plan for Gaza has continued to progress slowly, though ceasefire talks held in Cairo in the first week and a half of June appeared to stall over the issue of Hamas’s disarmament,...

Kosovo military team evaluates Gaza deployment amid continuing ceasefire violations

The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) announced on April 26 that it had sent a team to Gaza to examine an area where its troops may operate in the future. “During this visit, the team will conduct a preliminary...

Reconstructing Gaza: The devil is in the detail

The world is on the cusp of making the same mistake with Hamas that it did with Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006. Still, there is progress to be made if the involved parties pay attention.

Hamas rejects UNSC vote endorsing key aspects of 20-point plan for Gaza

Hamas rejected a resolution passed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on November 17 that endorsed key aspects of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan for ending the...

Hamas Rejects UN Security Council Resolution Authorizing International Stabilization Force for Gaza

Latest Developments Hamas Says No to Disarmament: Hamas emphatically rejected the UN Security Council’s adoption — by 13 votes in favor, with abstentions from Russia and China — of Resolution...

Russia Floats Counter-Resolution on Gaza as U.S. Proposal Faces Pushback

Russia Proposes Draft Resolution: Russia floated a draft UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution on the future of Gaza on November 13 that contrasts with a U.S. proposal to establish...

US pushes for UN resolution on Gaza to support peace plan

The US is seeking a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza “aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force,”...

U.S. Reportedly Drafts UN Security Council Resolution for Establishment of International Stabilization Force in Gaza

Resolution Outlined: The United States has reportedly sent UN Security Council member states a preliminary draft of a resolution establishing an International Stabilization Force...

Why Turkey Can’t Bring Peace to Gaza

Ankara’s pro-Hamas rhetoric makes it unfit to help police the Gaza Strip.

Jordan’s King Abdullah II Says No Country Will Volunteer to ‘Enforce’ Gaza Ceasefire

‘Peacekeeping’ and ‘Peace Enforcement’: Jordan’s King Abdullah II said that it would be difficult for the United States to persuade countries to join the proposed International...