Azerbaijan to send peacekeepers to Gaza only if fighting stops completely: Report
An unnamed Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry source has told the Reuters news agency that any such deployment would need to be approved by the country’s Parliament, however.
“We do not want to put our troops in danger. This can only happen if military action is completely stopped,” the source said.
The head of Azerbaijan’s parliamentary security committee told Reuters that it had not yet received any draft bill on the matter.
As we’ve been reporting, the Trump administration has been holding talks with several countries, including Azerbaijan, to try to secure commitments for troops to take part in the Gaza “international stabilisation force“.
Yeah wrong place, UNIFIL in Lebanon is still routinely under fire from Israel and Israel has no plans to withdraw completely from Gaza.
UN reiterates call to open all Gaza crossings for aid
A spokesperson for UN chief Antonio Guterres has reiterated that more crossings must be opened to allow unimpeded humanitarian assistance to reach Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking to reporters at UN headquarters in New York, Farhan Haq noted that only two Gaza crossings are currently operating: al-Karara (also known as Kissufim) and Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom).
“At this stage, our point is that now that the ceasefire has taken hold, we need to be able to use all of the crossing points,” Haq said.
He added that this includes crossings along the border with Egypt and into northern Gaza, which has been particularly hard-hit by Israel’s two-year bombardment. “We want all the others to be opened up as soon as possible,” Haq said.
