Bangladesh announced on Saturday that it has informed the United States of its willingness to join the proposed international stabilization force that would be deployed in Gaza. The government said National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman met with US diplomats Allison Hooker and Paul Kapur in Washington to convey the message.
According to the official statement, Rahman expressed Bangladesh’s interest “in principle” to take part in the mission, though the government did not specify what form its involvement might take. The US State Department has not yet commented.
The stabilization force was authorized under a UN Security Council resolution passed in mid November. The plan calls for a temporary international presence in Gaza to support conditions created by the ceasefire that began in October.
However, the truce has stalled at its initial stage. More than four hundred Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers have been reported killed since the ceasefire took effect. Nearly all of Gaza’s more than two million residents are living in makeshift shelters or damaged buildings in the narrow area where Israeli troops have withdrawn and Hamas has reestablished control.
Israel and Hamas remain deeply divided over the next phase of the ceasefire, each accusing the other of violations. Israel’s military campaign, launched in late 2023, has killed tens of thousands, triggered a severe hunger crisis and displaced the entire population of Gaza. Numerous rights experts, scholars and a UN inquiry have described the scale of destruction as genocide. Israel maintains that its actions are self defense following the 2023 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people and resulted in more than 250 hostages being taken.
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