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Turks, Indonesians or others? The race is on to find troops to police Gaza

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A view of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

The administration in Washington seems to be doubling down on its efforts to translate its Gaza plan into action.

PHOTO: REUTERS

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Two weeks have now passed since the guns fell silent in Gaza, and the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the militant Palestinian organisation that ruled the enclave, is holding.

But work on the second stage of US President Donald Trump’s plan for a “historic peace” between Israelis and Palestinians is moving far too slowly. And the

obstacles that lie ahead remain formidable

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