Two African countries are preparing to send soldiers to Gaza — not to fight, but to keep a fragile peace. Here’s what’s happening.

The news

On Thursday, Uganda’s parliament approved sending troops to the Gaza Strip, according to WORLD News Group. Morocco has pledged soldiers as well. Both would form part of an international force intended to secure the territory after the war between Israel and the armed group Hamas.

Where does this force come from?

The plan comes from what is called the Board of Peace — an initiative proposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration to oversee post-war Gaza. According to the same reporting, the Trump administration announced that Israel and Hamas had reached a deal under which Hamas would give up its weapons while Israel halts its strikes and begins withdrawing from much of Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been clarifying parts of that announcement, a sign that the details are still being worked out between the parties.

Why foreign troops at all?

After a war, someone has to keep order while everything else gets rebuilt — police, hospitals, schools, housing. If neither side trusts the other to do it, a neutral international force is the classic solution. It has been used in Lebanon, the Balkans, and many other post-conflict regions. The idea is simple: soldiers from countries with no direct stake in the conflict stand between the former enemies so that aid can flow and reconstruction can start.

The humanitarian stakes

For Gaza’s roughly two million residents, security is the doorway to everything else. Food deliveries, medical care, clean water and rebuilding all depend on the fighting actually staying stopped. Whether an international force can provide that stability — and whether the disarmament deal holds — will decide how quickly ordinary life can begin to return.

Source: WORLD News Group, August 7, 2026.