US And European Allies On Plan To Deploy Peacekeeping Force In Gaza After War: Report
The United States (US) and its European allies are forwarding an action to deploy an international peacekeeping force in the Gaza Strip after the war, reported the Bloomberg. The war is on its second month and the Palestinians, almost 2.3 million people, are on a long-term blackout of communication and essential needs these days. The current move by the US and its allies will raise a pressure on Israel to end its military operations in Gaza, and was a response towards the increasing humanitarian calls and immediate ceasefire on the Strip.
The Strip is witnessing the worst period of humanitarian catastrophe, and by the time at least 11,470 Palestinians were killed, and among them almost half women and children. A lack of fuel had hit Gaza leading the shutdown of all internet and phone networks on Thursday, said the major Palestinian telecom provider. The besieged territory is thus effectively cut off from the outside world, where thousands were already headed to south, observing Israel’s evacuation order from the North.
The American plan was disclosed to the Bloomberg by their familiar associates, unnamed. As said by the report, the “US and European officials concede big questions remain about whether such an operation would be workable in Gaza, and recognize that Israel remains highly sceptical of such a plan”. The discussions are expected to stop Israel from further advancing their campaigns towards Palestinians and to think about “what might come next”.
The plans and talks are in the preliminary stage and were said centered around the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). It is one of the six major organs of the United Nations (UN) and is responsible for international peace and security. The war is Israel’s “assault on Hamas”. Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist political and military organisation governing the Gaza Strip of the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories. The UN and EU (European Union) had already listed Hamas under the category of “terrorist group”.
According to the report, the UN Security Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling for humanitarian pauses in the fighting. “The US didn’t use its veto to block the measure, in a rare break from its lock-step support of Israel”, said the Bloomberg. “One option being considered by US and European officials would involve an expanded role for the UN Truce Supervision Organization”, added the report.
