International forces in Gaza should ensure Palestinians and Israelis don’t pose threat to each other, Qatar PM tells CNN

DUBAI: International forces to be deployed in Gaza under the US-brokered ceasefire plan should ensure that Palestinians and Israelis do not pose a threat to each other, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told CNN.

Sheikh Mohammed added that the International Stabilization Force should have a clear mandate, which “we are working together with the United States in order to define.”

Speaking to CNN’s Fareed Zakaria, he said: “When we are talking about international presence … there should be a defined mandate. And we are working together with the United States in order to define the mandate of the international forces. And basically, the international forces’ role should be securing the Palestinians and the Israelis that both of them … don’t pose a threat for each other.”

Under the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, a coalition of mainly Arab and Muslim nations is expected to deploy forces in the Palestinian territory.

Sheikh Mohammed also spoke about the recent truce violations in Gaza, which he said were “happening every day,” recalling the Jan. 25 ceasefire, which Israel was also accused of violating.