Israel has categorically stated that it will not accept Turkish troops into the Gaza Strip under President Trump’s 20-point peace plan.
Published November 7, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said he expects a US-coordinated international stabilization force to be on the ground in Gaza “soon” as part of post-war plans for the enclave. Gaza remains in the grip of a full-scale humanitarian crisis as Israeli bombing continues.
“It will happen soon, and Gaza is doing very well,” the president said Thursday, adding that an alliance of “very powerful countries” would intervene voluntarily in the event of any problems with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has not yet confirmed disarmament.
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The president’s outlook comes as the United Nations Security Council prepares to begin negotiations to approve a two-year mandate for a transitional authority and stabilization force that will protect civilians, secure border areas and train Palestinian police.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that any stabilizing force must have “full international legitimacy” to support Palestinians in Gaza.
Negotiations are expected to begin on Thursday, a senior U.S. government official told Reuters after the country distributed a draft resolution to the 10 members of the Security Council elected this week and several regional partners.
Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have reportedly approved the resolution, which would authorize the 20,000-strong stabilization force to “take all necessary measures” to carry out its mission, meaning the deployment of troops would be allowed, according to Reuters.
Hamas has not said whether it will demilitarize, a key tenet of President Trump’s 20-point plan, but part of the stabilization forces’ mission will be to destroy its capabilities and “offensive infrastructure” and prevent its rebuilding.
President Trump’s plan helped lead to an Oct. 10 prisoner release agreement and a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the militants, which the former has repeatedly violated with repeated bombings and severe restrictions on aid to the enclave.
Turkiye played a key role in the negotiations by encouraging Hamas to accept the peace plan and inviting the foreign ministers of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Pakistan and Indonesia to Istanbul this week to rally support for the stabilization forces.
President Turkiye has repeatedly condemned Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza and called at top-level meetings for Israel to stop violating the cease-fire agreement and allow vital humanitarian aid to flow into the contested Palestinian territory.
But Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, have been adamant that Israel will not accept a Turkish presence in Gaza.
Israel appears to have its own narrative about stabilizing forces. At a joint press conference with President Trump in September, Prime Minister Netanyahu told reporters, “Israel will maintain its security responsibilities in Gaza, including the security border, for the time being.”
During a visit to Gaza last month, the commander of the U.S. Central Command in charge of the Middle East region said that he would not send U.S. troops to Gaza.
