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Albania signs up to Gaza stabilisation force as planned base waits on Israel
Up to 500 Moroccan personnel have trained for the force and Kosovo says its bomb disposal team is ready, but a Board of Peace official says Israeli obstruction has stalled the base meant to house them.
Albania has finalised its agreement to join the International Stabilisation Force in Gaza, with liaison officers expected in November, while a planned ISF base near the yellow line remains on hold.
Albania has completed its participation agreement with the International Stabilisation Force (ISF), and its liaison officers are expected in November, The Times of Israel reported on 26 October.
Kosovo's defence ministry said its explosive ordnance disposal team would deploy once the ISF is ready to receive it.
Up to 500 Moroccan personnel began ISF-led training in Morocco around late August, a Board of Peace official told The Times of Israel, as reported by The New Arab on 20 October. The official could not confirm the training was complete.
A proposed ISF base near the yellow line, intended for about 150 personnel, is on hold because of Israel, the official said.
Morocco said in February it would join the force, the first Arab country to do so publicly. Kazakhstan has also agreed to contribute.
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The ISF is meant to keep order and secure Gaza's borders under the Board of Peace plan, working with a new Palestinian police force as Israel withdraws in stages tied to Hamas disarmament.
Source: Al-Monitor
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Kosovo's EOD team is ready and will deploy once ISF is prepared to receive it.Kosovo Ministry of Defence, statement · The Times of Israel
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Albanian liaison officers are expected in November; no date has been given for troops to enter Gaza.
Source: The Times of Israel
Sources
- The Times of Israel (live blog), 26 Oct 2026
- The New Arab, 20 Oct 2026
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