Is Pakistan among the five countries sending troops for Gaza peace effort?

2026-02-20 - 05:43

WASHINGTON – International Stabilization Force commander Army Major General Jasper Jeffers has revealed that five countries have pledged to send their troops to Gaza for peacekeeping efforts. He revealed it while speaking at the inaugural meeting of the US President Donald Trump’s newly established Board of Peace. “The first five countries have committed troops to serve in the ISF – Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania. Two countries have committed to train police – Egypt and Jordan,” the ISF commander said. However, Pakistan has not committed to send troops to Gaza. Jeffers stated that the ISF will initially deploy in Rafa, located in southern Gaza, where they will start by training local police and gradually extend their presence across different sectors. He further outlined that the long-term goal involves stationing 20,000 troops as part of the ISF and training 12,000 police officers. Earlier, Trump appreciated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan and Chief of Defence Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, calling the latter as “tough, serious fighters. POTUS recounted tense May 2025 conflict between Pakistan and India, claiming “planes were being shot down” and asserting that his intervention was crucial in ending the fighting. He revealed that he personally contacted both countries, threatened tariffs of 200%, and used trade leverage to force a deal—resolving a potentially catastrophic war in just two to three days. “A lot of people have no idea how big this was. Eleven jets shot down, very expensive jets,” he said. US President cited Shehbaz’s words in front of US Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, crediting him with saying, “President Trump saved 25 million lives” by preventing the conflict from escalating. He called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “a great man” and stressed progress in US relations with both South Asian nations. Describing launch as “a big day,” Trump said the Board of Peace is “the most consequential and prestigious board ever put together,” with nearly every world leader joining, and promised it would “strengthen the United Nations” while promoting global stability. He also praised US envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner for their work on the Gaza situation, calling it “very complex” yet hopeful.