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Sunday, October 26, 2025
Rubio says truce mediators sharing info on threats; floats UN backing for Gaza peacekeeping force
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that Israel, the US and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats, which allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend.
The US State Department said a week ago that it had “credible reports” Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
“We put out a message through [the] State Department, sent it to our mediators as well, about an impending attack, and it didn’t happen,” Rubio tells reporters en route from Israel to Qatar, where he met up with US President Donald Trump for a multistop tour in Asia. “So that’s the goal here, is ultimately to identify a threat before it happens.”
Rubio says multiple countries are interested in joining an International Stabilization Force that aims to deploy to Gaza, but that they need more details about the mission and rules of engagement.
The US could call for a UN resolution supporting the force so more nations can take part, he says, adding that the US has been talking with Qatar, Egypt and Turkey, and noting interest from Indonesia and Azerbaijan.
“Many of the countries who want to be a part of it can’t do it without that,” he says of an international mandate.
He also notes that next week, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, is expected to be the latest in a parade of US officials to travel to Israel.
The Times of Israel Community.