The U.S. administration notified Congress of its intention to allocate funding to the International Stabilization Force under the 21-point peace plan aimed at establishing security and stability in Gaza.
State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in an interview with The New York Times that the United States wants the plan to be fully implemented and is determined to pursue that goal. Pigott described the International Stabilization Force as one of the plan’s key elements for establishing security and stability in Gaza.
Notification sent on July 31
Pigott said the official notification outlining the U.S. intention to fund the International Stabilization Force was sent to Congress on July 31, the day the Peace Board announced its plan for disarming Hamas. The department spokesperson added that they continue to take the necessary steps on the matter.
The notification sent by the U.S. State Department to Congress came on the same day Trump announced that an agreement had been reached with Hamas on the Peace Board’s plan to disarm Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Netanyahu’s statement sparks debate
Following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement rejecting the plan, questions arose over the direction in which the process would proceed.
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and special envoy, traveled to the Middle East this week to seek support for the agreement. Kushner met with Hamas leaders in Egypt and with Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
