Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Stalls as Only 10 Moroccan Troops Expected to Deploy

The international peacekeeping force envisioned by former U.S. President Donald Trump for Gaza was originally planned to include 20,000 soldiers. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, only 10 to 20 Moroccan troops are expected to arrive initially. Hamas continues to refuse to disarm, undermining the plan’s implementation.

Regional conflicts, particularly involving Iran and Lebanon, have dampened global enthusiasm for sending troops into the conflict zone. Indonesia, which had expressed willingness to contribute thousands of fighters, has officially suspended its participation after four of its UN observers were killed in southern Lebanon during clashes between the IDF and Hezbollah.

The small contingent of Moroccan soldiers will not enter Gaza immediately but will train at a new logistics base near the Kerem Shalom crossing in Israel. Later, they are expected to conduct limited patrol and route-finding missions inside Gaza. Additionally, Albania, Kazakhstan, and Kosovo are in various stages of formalizing commitments to the force, which aims to establish two main bases housing approximately 5,500 personnel.

Meanwhile, the humanitarian situation in Gaza continues to deteriorate, with about 2.1 million residents living amid ruins. Since the ceasefire in October, over 1,000 people have been killed in Israeli strikes amid ongoing hostilities. Promised Gulf state funds for reconstruction have largely not materialized, except for the United Arab Emirates, which has transferred around $100 million to the "Peace Council" and is advancing a temporary housing project for 25,000 displaced people in Rafah.

As long as Hamas refuses to disarm and actively blocks field inspectors, the White House’s ambitious peace plan remains largely theoretical and unimplemented.