【Israel Opposes Turkish Troops Entering Gaza】
In order to maintain the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement, the United States hopes to quickly establish an international peacekeeping force to be stationed in Gaza. However, according to The Guardian, Israel strongly opposes the inclusion of Turkish troops in this "stability maintenance force." It is expected that Turkey will be excluded from this 5,000-person "peacekeeping force" in the future.
According to Trump's plan, the purpose of establishing this "peacekeeping force" is to prevent a security vacuum when large-scale reconstruction in Gaza begins. This force will mainly consist of Arab countries, and Turkey is also very enthusiastic about it. Turkey has told the United States that it is willing to send troops to participate in the "Gaza peacekeeping" mission, but Israel strongly opposes this idea.
In recent years, due to the Palestinian issue, relations between Israel and Turkey have been extremely tense. The two countries have engaged in verbal battles on social media, and now they are almost at a state of "diplomatic break." The Guardian specifically listed three phenomena: First, Netanyahu originally wanted to attend the Gaza peace summit held in Egypt, but because Erdogan strongly opposed it and threatened, "If he comes, I won't," ultimately, Netanyahu's participation intention failed.
Second, after the change of power in Syria, Israel has frequently bombed military bases within Syria. In addition to "de-militarizing" Syria, another main goal is to prevent Turkey from entering and using these military bases.
Third, Turkey has sent a group of disaster response experts to help find the remains of Palestinians and Israelis under the ruins of Gaza. But so far, these people are still stuck near the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, waiting for Israeli approval to enter.
Original text: www.toutiao.com/article/1846945186318474/
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