On June 23, US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace (BoP) highlighted the important role that Morocco will play in the International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza. “The ISF welcomes its newest members from the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. Their arrival strengthens the international effort to support the people of Gaza,” the Board posted on social media.
Although the post is light on details, Morocco’s role is expected to be important. It comes as a meeting of the Board is expected in Cyprus, and there are calls in Gaza for protests against Hamas this week.
Arab News, a media outlet in Saudi Arabia, reported that “officers from the Moroccan military, whose deployment was announced in February, have arrived in Israel to join a nascent international force for Gaza, US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace said Tuesday.”
The report noted that an official had informed Agence France Presse (AFP) of the contingent’s June 18 arrival at the headquarters of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in southern Israel.
Contributions to the ISF's overall structure, policing, personnel
“The contingent is expected to contribute to the development of the force’s overall structure and provide expertise in several areas, including policing, the official said. He confirmed the presence of four Moroccan officers but did not specify whether the contingent included additional personnel,” Arab News noted.
This development comes as the region shifts focus from the conflict with Iran to what will happen next in Gaza. Last week, a source told The Jerusalem Post that Hamas would not be allowed to veto what comes next or spoil efforts to achieve the next steps toward peace.
Morocco joins several other countries committed to backing the ISF. Morocco has warm ties with Israel and is an important country in North Africa. It is important from a security standpoint and, historically, has had warm ties with the United States. The ISF is one important component of helping advance the peace plan envisioned by Trump.
A step towards transforming Gaza from region of despair to hope
The Trump administration secured a ceasefire in Gaza in October 2025 after working with Arab and Muslim countries and Israel to achieve a deal. The deal enabled the rapid creation of the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat in southern Israel. This helped enable aid and support coordination for civilians in Gaza in mid-October last year.
The US also got UN support for the 20-point peace plan for Gaza. In November 2025 the United Nations noted that “the UN Security Council adopted a resolution [2803] on Monday that endorses a peace plan for Gaza put forward by United States President Donald Trump and a temporary international force in the enclave following two years of war.”
At the time, the resolution welcomed the establishment of the Board of Peace and authorized it “to establish a temporary International Stabilization Force in Gaza ‘to deploy under unified command acceptable to the BoP.’” Countries that contribute were expected to work in “close consultation and cooperation” with Egypt and Israel.
In January, the White House noted that at a ceremony in Davos, Switzerland, “President Donald J. Trump formally ratified the Charter of the Board of Peace – establishing it as an official international organization. President Trump, who is serving as the Board’s chairman, was joined by founding members representing countries around the world who have committed to building a secure and prosperous future for Gaza that delivers lasting peace, stability, and opportunity for its people.” The White House also said that this was “another pivotal step forward in realizing President Trump’s vision of transforming Gaza from a region plagued by conflict and despair into one defined by opportunity, hope, and vitality.”
In the months since January, progress has been slow on establishing the ISF and the forces that will be part of it. Kosovo, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Indonesia, and Albania were named as contributing countries. However, so far, it is not clear whether Indonesia will contribute the forces reported. Kosovo and Albania sent several personnel to evaluate the future Gaza deployment in late April.
The post about the Moroccan support is important. As with the Kosovo and Albanian contributions, the initial number of Moroccan personnel appears small. Arab News reported that four Moroccan officers had arrived. It was not clear whether or when more would arrive. “In February, Morocco committed to deploying police officers and military personnel to the Gaza Strip, becoming the first Arab country to do so publicly. In mid-January, Washington announced the launch of the second phase of Trump’s plan for Gaza aimed at bringing a definitive end to the war triggered by Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel,” Arab News noted.
The initial vision for the ISF was that thousands of personnel would help to create stability in Gaza. This is also supposed to work with a new Palestinian police force that is to be trained. Egypt, Morocco, and European countries appear set to play a potential role in this effort as well.
The Cyprus Mail reported on June 24 that “the Gaza Board of Peace will hold a two-day summit in Cyprus on June 30 and July 1, Cypriot government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis confirmed on Wednesday, though he was keen to stress that the government remains on the Board’s periphery.” The report quoted the Cypriots as saying that “the Republic of Cyprus is neither an organizer, nor a co-organizer of the event, of course… The fact that this board’s administrative arm… has chosen our country, a country which has proven in practice how beneficial it is and how many initiatives it has undertaken, as well as the efficiency of those initiatives in terms of humanitarian support for the civilian population in Gaza, has its own high importance.”
The report added that “Cyprus was one of dozens of countries invited to join the Board of Peace, with Kombos saying on the day of the Board’s inauguration that the island was waiting for the European Union to form a common position on the matter before taking a decision.”
Much work remains to be done. The Palestinian National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) is supposed to play a role. There is also the Board’s High Representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov.
In Gaza, there are also calls for protests against Hamas, which are expected to begin this week on Friday, according to information circulating on social media. Hamas has already begun a crackdown, as it fears it may finally be confronted by the 2 million civilians trapped under its rule.
This also comes amid reports that the IDF continues to slowly expand the area of its control in Gaza.
Yesterday, a civilian contractor working with the IDF was killed in a building collapse in Gaza. Raed Abu Al-Qian of Hura was working on engineering projects in Gaza on behalf of the Defense Ministry.