NewzIsraeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Orit Strock are pressing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prohibit the International Stabilization Force (ISF) from operating in the Gaza Strip until Hamas is fully disarmed. The push follows a visit last Friday by Strock to the Life Support Area Endurance camp, which serves as a staging site for ISF forces and where preparations for their deployment are currently underway.
The demand highlights ongoing political friction within the Israeli government regarding post-conflict security arrangements and international involvement in Gaza. By tying the ISF's operational capacity directly to the prior disarmament of Hamas, the ministers are staking out a hardline position on the conditions required for foreign or international forces to enter the territory.
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