Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that Israel will determine which foreign forces are acceptable to it as part of the proposed international force in Gaza.
This force is intended to help secure a fragile ceasefire under U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan.
Netanyahu emphasized that Israel remains "in control of our security" and that this power of veto is acceptable to the U.S. as confirmed by senior representatives.
The Trump administration, which has ruled out sending U.S. troops, is in talks with several nations, including Indonesia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and Azerbaijan, to contribute troops.
However, commitments are uncertain, partly due to Hamas's refusal to disarm. Israel, which controls access to the territory, has specific concerns about the force's composition and Netanyahu has previously hinted opposition to a Turkish role, given the drastic souring of Turkish-Israeli relations during the Gaza war.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio affirmed on Friday that the international force must be made up of "countries that Israel's comfortable with." He also stressed that Gaza's future governance cannot include Hamas.
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