Doha, MINA – Khaled Meshaal, head of Hamas abroad, said on Wednesday that recent comments by Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty regarding the role of an international force in Gaza were “appropriate” and reflect a broader Egyptian, Arab, and Islamic stance.
His remarks came during an interview with the programme Mawazin, broadcast by Al Jazeera.
Meshaal emphasized that Hamas rejects any arrangement that would grant an international force “powers affecting the people of the Strip or the weapons of the resistance.”
In an earlier interview on 14 November with the Turkish channel Haber Turk, Abdelatty stressed that any international force planned for Gaza under a ceasefire agreement must be part of a practical and workable peacekeeping mission, and that it must secure Palestinian approval.
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Commenting on this, Meshaal said the Egyptian minister’s statement that “the role of the international force is to keep the peace, not impose it” reflects not only Cairo’s position but also that of Arab and Islamic nations, as well as mediators in Qatar and Turkey.
Meshaal added that some proposed texts describing a “stabilisation force” give it roles involving interaction with the population, which in practice implies disarmament, something he said is “unacceptable.”
He clarified that the role of any stabilisation force should be limited to presence on the borders to prevent clashes and maintain peace, not impose it.[]
Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)
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