Israel’s Security Cabinet approved the deployment of the Board of Peace’s International Stabilisation Force (ISF) in Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s plan, according to Israeli media, even as some Israeli ministers voice opposition or hesitation.
The ISF is one of four bodies established to administer Gaza under Trump’s plan, which was endorsed by the UN Security Council through Resolution 2803 on November 17, 2025.
“The Cabinet approved the entry into Gaza of a multinational force affiliated with the Board of Peace,” the Israel Hayom newspaper reported on Sunday.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir voted against the decision, opposing the Cabinet majority, it added.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar responded during the meeting that it was “an international plan”, adding, “We may not succeed, but we should not be the ones to derail it,” the newspaper reported.
Israel’s public broadcaster KAN said the cabinet’s approval effectively gives the green light to begin establishing a headquarters for the force near the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
‘Critical part’
In a statement on X, the Board of Peace’s lead envoy for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, welcomed Israel’s steps to facilitate the ISF deployment in Gaza under UN Security Council Resolution 2803.
Mladenov called it “a critical part” of the agreed framework for stabilising and demilitarising the enclave and enabling a transition to “effective Palestinian transitional administration” under the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
He said the focus should now be on advancing Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, including implementing the roadmap presented by the mediators.
Israel’s Channel 12, citing an unnamed Israeli political source, said the Security Cabinet had approved the entry of the Board of Peace and international forces into Gaza, in coordination with the Israeli army, in areas outside the “Yellow Line”.
The “Yellow Line” is an imaginary boundary established under the October 2025 ceasefire understandings and marked by yellow concrete blocks. It separates areas from which the Israeli army has withdrawn from those it continues to occupy, which constitute around 70 percent of Gaza.
