Morocco among first 5 nations to commit troops to Gaza
Rabat pledges police, officers and humanitarian support as international force takes shape under US-led initiative
BENI MELLAL, Morocco (MNTV) — Morocco has become the first Arab country to publicly commit personnel to the Gaza International Stabilization Force (ISF), as Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita announced Rabat’s contribution during a meeting of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in Washington.
Bourita said Morocco would deploy police officers, train Gaza police personnel, and assign senior military officers to the ISF’s joint command structure.
The pledge places Morocco alongside Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania as the first five countries to formally commit troops to the force.
ISF commander U.S. Army Major General Jasper Jeffers confirmed the initial commitments, while noting that Egypt and Jordan had agreed to assist with police training.
Participating countries have emphasized that their involvement will be limited to peacekeeping roles, including border security and humanitarian assistance, and will not include enforcement operations against Hamas or other armed groups.
Morocco’s contribution will also include a military field hospital in Gaza and a deradicalization initiative aimed at countering hate speech and promoting coexistence, modeled on Rabat’s domestic counterterrorism programs.
Jeffers said the ISF plans to deploy first to Gaza’s Rafah sector, train local police and expand operations sector by sector, with a long-term target of 20,000 troops and 12,000 trained police officers. Indonesia is set to serve as deputy commander and has pledged to contribute more than 8,000 troops.
Trump said several countries, including Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and the U.A.E., had collectively contributed more than $7 billion to Gaza relief efforts, while the United States would provide $10 billion. Individual contributions were not disclosed.
The meeting drew delegations from dozens of countries, although several Western powers declined full participation, and Russia and China were absent despite the Board of Peace being established through a U.N. Security Council resolution in 2025.
The board is mandated to oversee a transitional administration in Gaza through 2027, though Trump has indicated broader ambitions for the body, raising concerns among some European governments about its impact on the United Nations system.
Officials acknowledged that Hamas’s continued control in Gaza and unresolved disarmament issues remain major obstacles to deploying the stabilization force, even as applications opened for a new transitional police service.
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