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Egypt expected to lead UN-backed Gaza stabilization force — report
Egyptian military personnel stand alert at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, October 31, 2023. (AP/Mohammed Asad)
Egypt is expected to lead a planned international stabilization force to manage security in Gaza after it is given backing by the UN Security Council, diplomats tell the Guardian.
According to the report, European powers and the United States are preparing a motion that will give the force a UN mandate, without it being an actual UN peacekeeping force.
The force is part of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan, and is meant to secure the Strip during a transitional postwar period, while the Strip is managed by a technocratic Palestinian government and the Hamas terror group is disarmed.
The plans for the first are in line with former UK prime minister Tony Blair’s plan for Gaza, revealed by The Times of Israel last month.
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