Jordan and Germany said on Saturday that the International Stabilization Force expected to deploy in Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s postwar governance plan should have a UN mandate.

Under the Trump administration’s plan, a coalition of mainly Arab and Muslim nations is expected to deploy troops in the Palestinian territory, which has been devastated by the war that broke out on October 7, 2023, with Hamas’s brutal attack on Israel.

The International Stabilization Force is supposed to train and support vetted Palestinian police in the Strip, with backing from Egypt and Jordan, as well as to secure border areas and prevent weapons smuggling to terror groups. The force is described in Trump’s plan as “the long-term internal security solution” for Gaza.

“We all agree that in order for that stabilization force to be able to be effective in getting the job done, it has to have a Security Council mandate,” Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said.

Jordan, however, will not be........

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