INTERNATIONAL

US backs Gaza stabilization force amid mandate debate

The U.S. is promoting a temporary International Stabilization Force for Gaza, aiming to train vetted Palestinian police and consult with Jordan and Egypt, while seeking a U.N. mandate. Washington says no American boots will deploy, though about 200 U.S. troops are in Israel at a coordination center. Arab and Muslim nations want a peacekeeping—not peace‑enforcing—mandate; Israel opposes Turkish participation. Under the ongoing ceasefire, the remains of 15 hostages have been returned since Oct. 10, with 12 still to be recovered, as Israel exchanges bodies and has freed roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

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