Turkish and Qatari military presence in Gaza ruled out

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the country’s parliament that Turkey and Qatar will not be allowed to deploy any of their military in Gaza.

"There will be no Turkish and Qatari soldiers in the Gaza Strip. We are now debating the composition of the board [to govern the Gaza Strip] with our friends in the United States," Netanyahu said.

The stressed they are now at phase two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan, as they can be assured that the Hamas movement will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarized.

The Israeli PM’s office said on January 17 that the composition of the Gaza council was not agreed with Israel and "runs counter to its policies." In this regard, Netanyahu tasked his Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to discuss the matter with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.