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New Delhi: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will decide which countries troops will be allowed in the proposed international force in Gaza under US President Donald Trumps peace plan. Our security is in our hands: Netanyahu Netanyahu told his cabinet that our security is in our hands. Israel will decide which international forces are unacceptable to us. He however said that the US supports Israels stance. However it is not yet clear which Arab countries or other countries will commit to sending their troops. Meanwhile the Trump administration has ruled out sending US troops. It is being said that this international force could include troops from Egypt Indonesia and Gulf Arab countries. Israel controls all entry points into Gaza which it has besieged since the cross-border attack on October 7 2023 during the war against Hamas. No place for Turkey: Netanyahu According to a report Netanyahu has opposed any role for Turkey in the Gaza force following the strain in Israel-Turkey relations during the Gaza War. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has criticized Israels air and ground operations in Gaza. Netanyahu stressed that Israel is independent in its security policies and rejected the idea that the US controls its policies. He described the relationship between Israel and the USA as a partnership. What about Hamas? US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that this international force would include countries with which Israel is comfortable but he did not comment specifically on Turkey. Rubio said that the future governance of Gaza would require consensus between Israel and partner countries which would not include Hamas.
