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Illustrative: Members of the Moroccan Royal Armed Forces stand guard as they take part in the 21st edition of the African Lion military exercise, in Tantan, south of Agadir, Morocco, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
June 23, 2026, 11:48 pm
Moroccan military officers arrive in Israel to join nascent international Gaza force
Board of Peace official says group to assist in building the force and provide expertise, though little progress has been made on deploying it and implementing Trump’s Gaza plan
By AFP
US President Donald Trump stands with other world leaders before a Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, February 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
May 28, 2026, 11:07 am
Iran war may be dampening international enthusiasm for peacekeeping force in Gaza
Board of Peace postwar plan in limbo as Arab and Muslim leaders from Indonesia to Kazakhstan seen balking at open cooperation with US and Israel in wake of attacks on Islamic Republic, Lebanon
By David Rising
Personnel work at the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC), a command centre in the southern Israeli town of Kiryat Gat, on November 19, 2025. (Ahikam Seri / AFP)
May 2, 2026, 12:21 am
Board of Peace denies plans to shut down ceasefire coordination HQ in Israel’s south
A Reuters report claims the center is to be folded into the as-yet unformed International Stabilization Force as ceasefire frays and Hamas disarmament stalls
By Jacob Magid and Reuters
Kosovo Security Forces parade during celebrations to mark the 18th anniversary of independence, in Pristina, Kosovo, February 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Laura Hasani, File)
April 17, 2026, 9:06 pm
Kosovo approves troop contribution for Gaza stabilization force
Parliament unanimously backs sending demining and security units to international force being put together; state says move mirrors NATO support it received after war with Serbia
By Zana Cimili
Illustrative: Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
March 25, 2026, 1:33 am
Board of Peace envoy lays out principles of disarmament plan presented to Hamas
Mladenov confirms phased nature of offer given to terror group, urges UN Security Council to rally around it; warns Israel that further military control of Gaza won’t bring security
By Jacob Magid
Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
March 21, 2026, 3:40 am
Hamas given proposal for gradual weapon handover in months-long process — officials
Offer calls for Hamas to hand over rockets, launchers along with map of tunnels within 90 days; Israel long opposed gradual framework, but didn’t push back when it came time to present
By Jacob Magid
Nickolay Mladenov, high representative for the Board of Peace, speaks at the board's meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on January 22, 2026. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
March 20, 2026, 12:52 pm
Board of Peace envoy: Gaza mediators have ‘framework’ to rebuild, but Hamas must disarm
Mladenov says reconstruction requires ‘full decommissioning by Hamas’; terror group says won’t respond to proposal until it sees outcome of Israeli-US war on Iranian regime
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich heads a Religious Zionist party faction meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, February 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
February 23, 2026, 8:38 pm
Smotrich: ‘In the end,’ Israel will occupy Gaza and establish settlements there
Far-right minister says Trump will issue Hamas ultimatum to disarm, and if it refuses, Israel will have ‘international legitimacy and American backing’ to resume war
By Ethan Rubinson and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump holds a gavel during a signing ceremony at the inaugural meeting of the "Board of Peace" at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
February 20, 2026, 1:22 am
Trump announces $17 billion in pledges for Gaza at inaugural Board of Peace confab
Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Albania agree to contribute to Gaza security force; Top official: Project hinges on disarmament of Hamas, which will soon be presented with proposal
By Jacob Magid
Indonesian soldiers are deployed following violent protests against lawmakers' perks and privileges, in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 2025. (AP/Tatan Syuflana, File)
February 15, 2026, 7:02 pm
Indonesia says 8,000 troops ready to deploy to Gaza by June as Trump touts progress
US president says members of Board of Peace, meant to oversee the postwar Strip, pledging over $5 billion toward reconstruction and ‘thousands of personnel’ to oversee security
By AP, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Armed Hamas police officers patrol in Gaza City, October 11, 2025. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)
February 12, 2026, 6:42 pm
Diplomats insist EU, Egypt won’t train Hamas-linked officers for Gaza police force
Official says training and deployment of police dependent on Gaza stabilization force, whose role and composition also remains unclear
By Nava Freiberg
Indonesian soldiers of the Army Strategic Reserve Command march during a ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 5, 2025. (Tatan Syuflana/AP)
February 10, 2026, 2:41 pm
Indonesia says up to 8,000 troops being prepared for possible Gaza deployment
Military chief stresses details still being negotiated; Indonesian official says international force to stabilize Gaza could total up to 20,000 soldiers
By Nava Freiberg and Reuters
Destroyed buildings are pictured in the Jabalia camp for Palestinian refugees in the northern Gaza Strip on February 8, 2026 (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
February 10, 2026, 12:03 am
IDF says it killed four Hamas gunmen who emerged from Rafah tunnel, fired on troops
Military says it killed Palestinian who crossed Yellow Line; 2 more dead in Gaza City strike; technocratic panel unlikely to enter Gaza this week, with no date set for start of operations
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman, ToI Staff and AFP
A Palestinian man faces the direction of a concrete block (back) marking the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, November 4, 2025. (Bashar Taleb / AFP)
February 9, 2026, 12:09 am
As IDF and Hamas dig in, interim Gaza armistice line risks hardening into lasting border
Yellow Line was meant to be temporary, pending Hamas disarming; but with the terror group clinging to its weapons, the army is unlikely to withdraw, keeping the precarious stalemate in place
By Stav Levaton
US President Donald Trump talks to media after a meeting during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
January 22, 2026, 1:04 am
Trump: Hamas will be ‘blown away very quickly’ if it doesn’t disarm in coming weeks
‘That’s what they’ve agreed to, they’re going to do it,’ US president says at Davos forum, while claiming ’59 countries’ are looking to ‘come in and take out’ the terror group
By Lazar Berman, Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
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