Morocco Commits Troops to International Gaza Stabilization Force 

Morocco has signed an agreement to join the International Stabilization Force in the Gaza Strip, becoming one of a small number of countries to commit personnel to the US-led multinational mission supporting ceasefire monitoring, humanitarian operations, and security efforts. 

The agreement was signed in Rabat by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Minister-Delegate for National Defense Abdelltif Loudyi, and Nickolay Mladenov, the Board of Peace envoy for Gaza. 

Under the agreement, Morocco will contribute 400 troops to the force. Senior military officers will serve in the mission’s joint military command, where they will help monitor the ceasefire, secure humanitarian aid corridors, protect aid distribution sites, and assist with border security. 

The mission will also include Moroccan gendarmerie and police personnel, along with the establishment of a military field hospital. 

The Moroccan defense administration said the agreement “reflects the shared determination to contribute, through concrete humanitarian and security actions, to the establishment of a climate of peace and security in the region,” Morocco’s state news agency MAP reported. 

The Gaza Peace Council and the International Stabilization Force leadership welcomed Morocco’s participation, highlighting the deployment of senior military officers, gendarmerie and police personnel, and the planned military field hospital, MAP reported. 

Washington has approached about 70 countries seeking contributions to the force, with the goal of assembling a 10,000-member multinational mission by the end of 2026. At a February Board of Peace meeting in Washington, participating countries pledged roughly $17 billion to support the initiative. 

Despite those efforts, only a limited number of countries have committed personnel. Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, and Albania have pledged forces, although several of those commitments have weakened as governments have weighed the political and security costs of participation. 

Morocco is a close US ally and restored diplomatic relations with Israel in 2020 as part of the Abraham Accords. Its decision to join the mission expands the list of participating countries as organizers continue seeking additional troop contributions for the planned multinational force.