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Gaza security force to include countries Israel 'comfortable with,' Rubio says

AL-Monitor
Oct 24, 2025
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 24, 2025. FADEL SENNA/Pool via REUTERS
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the media after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 24, 2025. FADEL SENNA/Pool via REUTERS — FADEL SENNA

SOUTHERN ISRAEL (Reuters) -An international security force to be put in place in Gaza under a ceasefire agreement will have to be made up of countries that Israel is "comfortable with", U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday during a visit to Israel.

Rubio added that the future of governance in Gaza still needs to be worked out among Israel and partner nations but could not include Hamas, adding that any potential role for the Palestinian Authority has yet to be determined.

(Reporting by Simon Lewis; writing by Susan Heavey; editing by Mark Heinrich)