YONI BEN MENACHEM -- The establishment of the international force in the Gaza Strip is defined as one of the main components of the peace plan of US President Donald Trump.
However, senior political sources indicate that Washington is having difficulty identifying countries that would be willing to participate in the force, partly due to concerns that the forces would be required to use military force to disarm Hamas, and even directly deal with other terrorist organizations in the Strip.
According to the same sources, Indonesia, which previously declared that it would send up to 20,000 soldiers to the peacekeeping mission, is now considering sending a significantly smaller force. Azerbaijan, which was expected to send troops, has also changed its position at this stage and it is unclear whether it will send soldiers and how many.
At the same time, no Arab country has so far committed to sending soldiers. As time passes, the countries' willingness to take part in the process weakens, and doubts about the chances of success of the Trump plan grow.
