UAE ‘probably’ won’t join Gaza stabilization force due to lack of framework, senior official says

The United Arab Emirates is not planning to join the international stabilization force for Gaza because it lacks a clear framework, a senior official says.

“The UAE does not yet see a clear framework for the stability force, and under such circumstances will probably not participate in such a force,” presidential advisor Anwar Gargash tells a forum in Abu Dhabi.

The International Stabilization Force (ISF) is set to take the reins of Gaza as part of US President Donald Trump’s comprehensive ceasefire plan, which the US is seeking to enshrine into international law via a UN Security Council vote.

Trump has claimed that many countries have been volunteering to contribute troops to the force to take on Hamas if necessary. The claim contradicted what Arab diplomats are saying behind closed doors — that they don’t want to send their troops into Gaza if it means clashing with Hamas, which is publicly refusing to disarm.