International troops won't want to enforce Gaza peace, says King of Jordan

King Abdullah of Jordan told BBC Panorama that countries would likely reject enforcing peace in Gaza under US President Trump's ceasefire plan. The plan involves Arab states and international partners deploying stabilisation forces to train Palestinian police in Gaza and requires Hamas to disarm and relinquish political control. King Abdullah emphasized that Jordan and Egypt are willing to train Palestinian security forces but not to enforce peace, which he believes no country would want to undertake due to the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel or other Palestinian factions. He also noted that sending Jordanian forces into Gaza is unlikely because of the country's close ties to Palestinians; over half of Jordan’s population has Palestinian origins.

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