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Posted on February 19, 2026
1 min readLast updated: April 3, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleISF chief Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers said Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania will send troops. Egypt and Jordan will train police as the force begins in Rafah and expands across Gaza.
WASHINGTON, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Five countries have committed troops for an international security force for Gaza, the commander of the force said on Thursday during a meeting of President Donald Trump's newly created Board of Peace.
"The first five countries have committed troops to serve in the ISF - Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania. Two countries have committed to train police - Egypt and Jordan," International Stabilization Force commander Army Major General Jasper Jeffers said.
Jeffers also said the ISF would begin by deploying in southern Gaza's Rafa, train police there and "expand sector by sector."
The long-term plan is to use 20,000 ISF troops and train 12,000 police, Jeffers said.
(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Writing by Katharine Jackson; Editing by Caitlin Webber)
ISF commander Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers announced that five countries have committed troops to a Gaza international security force, with Egypt and Jordan set to train police.
Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania pledged to contribute soldiers to the International Stabilization Force for Gaza.
The ISF will begin in Rafah, train police and expand sector by sector. The long‑term plan targets 20,000 troops and training 12,000 police.
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