“This should be a lasting peace,” President Trump told reporters Saturday after a refueling stop in Qatar when asked about the situation in the Gaza Strip.
President Trump says ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues after Gaza attack
President Donald Trump has confirmed that the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire still stands after a deadly airstrike in Gaza left 26 Palestinians dead.
DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that efforts to stabilize Gaza were progressing and he would soon send in international troops after a meeting with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thanimet during a refueling stop in Doha.
“This should be a lasting peace,” President Trump told reporters in response to a question about the situation in Gaza. He said Qatar was ready to provide peacekeeping forces if necessary, praising the Gulf state as a great ally and a key player in regional stability.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. officials were being consulted on any U.N. resolutions or international agreements that could authorize a multinational troop presence in Gaza and planned to discuss the issue in Qatar on Sunday.
“Many of the countries that have expressed an interest in participating at some level, whether it’s money or personnel or both, are required by domestic law, so that (a U.N. resolution or an international agreement) will be required,” Rubio told reporters on a plane traveling between Israel and Qatar on his way to Asia. “So we’re working on that brief with our entire team.”
The Trump administration wants Arab countries to provide funding and troops to a multinational force to maintain peace in Gaza. Israel rejected the idea of Turkish troops participating.
