Morocco has become the first Arab country to commit forces to a new international stabilisation mission in Gaza, its foreign minister has said.
Nasser Bourita announced that Rabat would send police officers and senior military staff to the Gaza International Stabilization Force at a meeting in Washington hosted by Donald Trump.
He said Morocco would help train Palestinian police and contribute to the force’s joint command structure.
The move places Morocco alongside Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania as the first countries to formally pledge troops. The force aims to support security and humanitarian efforts following the recent ceasefire.
US commander Major General Jasper Jeffers confirmed the commitments, adding that Egypt and Jordan would focus on training police units.
Participating countries said their role would be limited to peacekeeping duties, including border security and aid delivery. They stressed they would not take part in combat operations against Hamas or other armed groups.
Morocco also plans to set up a field hospital in Gaza and lead a programme to counter extremism and promote coexistence. Officials said the approach draws on Morocco’s own counterterrorism policies.
The stabilisation force is expected to begin operations in Rafah in southern Gaza, before expanding to other areas. Its long-term goal is to deploy 20,000 troops and train 12,000 police officers.
Indonesia has been named deputy commander of the force and could contribute more than 8,000 troops.
At the meeting, Donald Trump said several countries, including Morocco, had pledged more than $7bn towards a Gaza relief plan. The United States would provide $10bn, he added.
Delegations from 47 countries attended, although several European powers, including France, the United Kingdom and Germany, did not join the initiative.
The European Union was present as an observer.
The mission was authorised by a UN Security Council resolution in November 2025 to act as a temporary administration in Gaza until 2027.
Donald Trump told the meeting that the war in Gaza was over, though he acknowledged ongoing tensions. Palestinian officials say hundreds have been killed in Israeli strikes since the ceasefire began.
Questions remain over how the force will operate given Hamas’s continued control in Gaza and the unresolved issue of disarmament.
Separately, a senior official said 2,000 Palestinians had already applied to join a new transitional police force within hours of recruitment opening.
