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Kosovo joins US-led Gaza stabilization force

From Al Jazeera · () English

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  • Kosovo signed an agreement to join the planned, United Nations-mandated International Stabilization Force in Gaza.
  • The force is intended to support stability, oversee demilitarization and train a Palestinian police force, but deployment faces disputes over Israeli troop withdrawals and Hamas disarmament.
  • Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Albania and Uganda have also been confirmed as troop contributors, while Türkiye will not participate after Israel vetoed its involvement.

Kosovo has signed up to a planned international force for Gaza, joining a small group of countries prepared to send peacekeepers to the Palestinian enclave. The Muslim-majority Balkan state signed a formal participation agreement on Monday with the US-backed Board of Peace and the International Stabilization Force.

Representatives of the Republic of Kosovo, the Board of Peace and the International Stabilization Force signed the Participating Country Agreement for the inclusion of Kosovo in the ISF.

· Board of PeaceThe US-backed body announced Kosovo’s formal inclusion in the planned force.

The agreement was signed by Kosovo Security Force Commander Lieutenant-General Bashkim Jashari and US ISF Commander Major-General Jasper Jeffers. The Board of Peace said the accord formally establishes Kosovo’s place in the planned force and reflects its support for Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

The plan, introduced a year ago as a US-Israeli framework to end the Gaza war, calls for a multinational security mission. Its proposed tasks include maintaining stability, managing demilitarization and training a Palestinian police force to oversee security in post-conflict Gaza.

The landmark event underscores Kosovo’s commitment to the ISF mission and its continued support for President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

· Board of PeaceThe statement described the significance it attributed to Kosovo’s participation.

Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Albania and Uganda are among the countries confirmed to contribute troops. Türkiye will not take part after Israel vetoed Ankara’s involvement. Israel’s government approved legal measures in July to allow the force to enter Gaza, and an Israeli official said it would operate in full coordination with the Israeli military.

We are still at the point at which we need to make sure that what has been agreed is going to be implemented and is going to change significantly the lives of the people in Gaza.

· Nikolay MladenovThe Board of Peace official said implementation remained necessary before the process could move forward.

But the deployment has encountered roadblocks over the timing of an Israeli withdrawal and the disarmament of Hamas. Nikolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace’s high representative, said Israel must implement its commitments under the Gaza roadmap before the process can advance. “Unfortunately, we’re not there yet,” he said. The Trump administration has committed more than $206 million to the force, with funding intended for equipment, infrastructure, vehicles and operating costs.

Unfortunately, we’re not there yet.

· Nikolay MladenovMladenov said the required commitments had not yet been fully implemented.
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Originally published by Al Jazeera in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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