Egypt expected to lead international security force in Gaza along with Turkey and Azerbaijan - Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff

Turkey, Indonesia, and Azerbaijan are expected, alongside Egypt, to be the main contributors of troops inside the Gaza Strip, the Guardian reported.

 

Military personnel prepares humanitarian aid packages for Gaza before they are loaded into an aircraft, at a military airport in Cairo, Egypt, July 30, 2025.

(photo credit: Egyptian Ministry of Defense/Handout via REUTERS)

Egypt is expected to lead the international stabilization force within Gaza, the Guardian reported on Saturday, citing diplomats familiar with the matter.

This comes as a European and US-backed UN Security Council motion works to prep the international force to be robust enough to control Gaza’s security.

Turkey, Indonesia, and Azerbaijan are expected, alongside Egypt, to be the main contributors of troops inside the Gaza Strip. Cairo is being consulted on whether or not the operation should be fully UN-led.

Palestinians gather near a site where searches are underway for the bodies of hostages killed after being seized by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attack, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 17, 2025. (credit: Stringer/Reuters)

Egypt could lead Gaza stabilization force

European and US troops are not expected to be involved on the ground. However, the UK has sent advisers to the US advisory cell in southern Israel. 

The Guardian reported that the US’s plan for the Palestinian enclave would mirror that of peacekeeping forces in Haiti. The US reportedly wishes for UN backing without a full UN armed force.

The UK is pushing for the final outcome to be a Palestinian state, which must eventually include East Jerusalem and the West Bank, and act as a single entity. 

Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-870842

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