JAKARTA - The international force for the Gaza Strip, which includes personnel from Indonesia, is reported to begin deploying to the Gaza Strip in May 2026 in order to implement the next phase of the Gaza recovery plan designed by US President Donald Trump.
According to the Israeli public media report KAN, Saturday, the International Stabilization Force (ISF) consisting of 5,000 Indonesian personnel and dozens of others from Kazakhstan, Morocco, Albania and Kosovo, will be able to operate in Gaza starting May 1, 2026.
The troops were first deployed around the Palestinian city in the Rafah area, southern Gaza, which was rebuilt with the support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), before being spread to other areas in Gaza.
The military delegation from the international force participants is expected to arrive in Israel within two weeks to carry out monitoring in the Gaza region ahead of the deployment of troops.
The personnel will then be deployed in the Gaza Strip to near the "yellow line", the temporary border in Gaza that marks the limit of the Israeli forces' presence under the ceasefire agreement that separates the still occupied Israeli territory with the area that Palestinians in Gaza can live in.
The KAN report also said that hundreds of foreign personnel would be sent to Jordan next month for training before being deployed to Gaza as part of an international force.
On February 9, the Israeli media reported the start of preparations for the arrival of thousands of Indonesian personnel who will be part of the international stabilization force, as stipulated in Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza.
On January 16, the White House announced that the transitional government structure in Gaza would include the Board of Peace (BoP), the Gaza Executive Council, the National Committee for Gaza Administration (NCGA), and international stabilization forces.
The force will oversee security operations in Gaza, disarm armed groups, and ensure the smooth distribution of humanitarian aid and reconstruction materials.
This step was taken in the context of the implementation of the second phase of Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza, as supported by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) through Resolution 2803 on November 17, 2025.
Meanwhile, on March 6, Indonesia announced the possibility of withdrawing from the Peace Council if the body failed to support Palestinian independence.
President Prabowo Subianto revealed the move when inviting more than 160 Islamic scholars and religious leaders to a dialogue at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta.
The peace process in Gaza took place following the ceasefire agreement reached on October 10, 2025 after a 2-year genocide in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli Zionist forces which left more than 72,000 Palestinians dead and 171,000 others injured.
The Israeli aggression is estimated to have destroyed about 90 percent of Gaza's civilian infrastructure, with the total cost of reconstruction reaching $70 billion, according to UN estimates.
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