Turkey is prepared to contribute a few thousand troops to a US-backed, Muslim-majority force in the Gaza Strip, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter, despite Israeli opposition to such a move.
The US broadly supports Turkey joining the International Stabilization Force pushed by President Donald Trump, following Ankara’s mediation of a Gaza ceasefire last month along with Egypt and Qatar, said the people, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. The deployment would include combat and engineering units, and Turkey wants Washington to limit Israel’s use of military force once the troops go into the enclave.