International Stabilization Force (ISF)

As winter storms hit Gaza, Hamas still rules and Donald Trump's peace plan stalls - analysis

On Monday, the Board of Peace, created as part of the peace plan, posted a statement about the winter conditions in the enclave. It said that there had been severe flooding in Gaza.

Displaced Palestinian children carry buckets and scoop water from a flooded area outside their tents at a displacement camp in Gaza City, Gaza Strip on November 7, 2026.
Turkish charities operating in the southern Gaza Strip, October 23, 2025

US prepares to deploy 250 foreign troops in Gaza as Israel opposes Turkish involvement

Nickolay Mladenov takes part in a charter announcement for U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, January 22, 2026

BoP's Mladenov: Suspension of private sector goods into Gaza is 'unacceptable'

Palestinians inspect the site of a house targeted by airstrikes after the Israeli military warned residents to evacuate late on Saturday, in Al-Zawayda, central Gaza Strip, October 11, 2026.

Israel yet to allow Board of Peace first construction contract in Gaza - report


Israeli, Palestinian UN envoys spar as Mansour accuses Israel of seeking ceasefire collapse

In addition to accusations of ceasefire noncompliance in Gaza, Mansour also alleged Israel has exercised policies "aimed at undermining the PA politically, financially, and militarily."

Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, addresses a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, March 18, 2025.

From inside Rafah: The most unexpected battle of the war - feature

Reporter's Notebook: The 'Post' visits Rafah, where the status of 200 Hamas fighters has shaken the Gaza ceasefire, and the wider region.

An IDF soldier operating near Rafah, November 2025.

Indonesia walks a tightrope, emerging as key player in Gaza’s postwar security plan

Indonesia assesses that it can contribute to combating religious extremism in Gaza by offering an alternative model to Hamas’s Islamist ideology, in addition to peacekeeping troops.

People take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza on the second anniversary of the war that began after Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 7, 2025

The Deep Dive: Dramatic Epstein files saga, Dreyfus promoted and Saudi-US relations strengthen

Rising tensions, a historic promotion, and a game-changing arms deal: this week’s Deep Dive breaks it all down.

The Deep Dive episode 2 discusses Saudi-US relations, the posthumous Dreyfus promotion, and the Epstein files.

'The ISF is not a UN force, it is a US initiative to disarm Hamas,' Danon to 'Post' after UNSC vote

Israel’s UN ambassador, Danny Danon, says the ISF is meant to disarm Hamas and avoid further conflict, even as questions remain about whether states will send forces.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider a US proposal for a UN mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, November 17, 2025.

Netanyahu praises UNSC Gaza resolution vote, thanks US President Trump

"Israel extends its hand in peace and prosperity to all of our neighbors and calls on them to normalize relations with Israel," the PMO stated.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ministers and MK's attend a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on November 10, 2025.

Hamas rejects disarmament clause in Gaza ceasefire plan, claims it was not part of original talks

The UNSC voted on Monday in support of Trump's Gaza peace plan and in favor of a UN mandate to establish the International Stabilization Force (ISF), which is expected to be deployed in Gaza.

Hamas official Osama Hamdan speaks during an interview with AFP in Istanbul on September 15, 2024.