An international security force to be put in place in Gaza under a ceasefire agreement will have to be made up of countries that Israel is "comfortable with", U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday during a visit to Israel.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with Israeli Brigadier General Yaakov Dolf as he visits the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 24, 2025. Fadel Senna, Reuters
An international security force to be put in place in Gaza under a ceasefire agreement will have to be made up of countries that Israel is "comfortable with", U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday during a visit to Israel.
Rubio added that the future of governance in Gaza still needs to be worked out among Israel and partner nations but could not include Hamas, adding that any potential role for the Palestinian Authority has yet to be determined.
Reporting by Simon Lewis
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