The invitation arrived on the desk at Palazzo Chigi in a tense week from a diplomatic standpoint. The United States has requested Italy to hitch, as a founding member, the International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza, the multinational pressure envisaged by the plan supported by Washington for the “post-conflict” section within the Strip. Second Bloombergthe proposal was introduced to the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The political resolution has not but been taken and, once more in line with the identical sources, Italy wouldn’t contribute with troops however with a dedication to coaching the long run Gaza police and with its political weight in channels with Israel, Arab nations and the Palestinian management.
On a proper degree, Washington has not confirmed the small print of the invitation to Rome: the White House spokeswoman Taylor RogersWhen requested, she didn’t specify whether or not Italy had acquired a request, limiting herself to saying that “the announcements on the ISF will arrive soon”, whereas a US official indicated that a number of nations have expressed curiosity and that the United States is in talks with associate nations. On the Italian aspect, Meloni’s workplace had no remark and the Farnesina didn’t reply to requests for clarification reported by the businesses.
What is ISF
The reference framework is UN Security Council Resolution 2803, adopted on 17 November 2025, which approved member states working with the Board of Peace (BoP) and the Board of Peace itself to determine a «non permanent International Stabilization Force» in Gaza. In UN documentation the mission was linked to a phased plan: ceasefire, transition and reconstruction mechanisms, demilitarization and building of vetted native safety forcesthat’s, chosen and subjected to checks.
The capabilities attributed to the ISF would vary from safety assist to the safety of civilians and humanitarian operations, as much as work on crossing factors and border areas, and above all tocoaching and assist for a brand new Palestinian police destined to imagine long-term obligations in public order. Already within the negotiation section of November 2025 there was speak of a possible mandate that included the stabilization “also through the demilitarization” of non-state armed teams and the “permanent decommissioning of weapons” “as necessary”, along with the safety of corridors and humanitarian actions.
This is exactly the purpose that pursuits Rome: the speculation of a non-combat (“non-operational”) contribution however of coaching, particularly by the Carabinieria pressure usually utilized in contexts of capability constructing and coaching of native police in worldwide missions. The orientation had already emerged in autumn 2025, when the Minister of Defense in November Guido Crosetto had stated that Italy was accessible to supply carabinieri to coach future Palestinian safety forces “when everything is over”nonetheless specifying an operational restrict: the coaching wouldn’t happen “neither in Gaza nor in Rafah”, however “in an external location” to ensure the protection of the personnel.
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