Turkiye would be ‘beneficial’ to formation of Gaza stablisation force
US Ambassador to Turkiye and Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack says Ankara should be included in the international stabilisation force (ISF) for Gaza.
According to comments he made at the Jerusalem Post’s Washington Conference, posted by Israeli journalist Amichai Stein on X, Barrack said Turkiye’s participation would strengthen the ISF, which is part of the ceasefire plan.
“Our suggestion was that since the Turks have the largest and most effective ground troop operation in the region, and since they have a dialogue with Hamas, perhaps that would be beneficial as part of the force to cool the temperature,” Barrack said.
Turkiye’s involvement in the ISF has long been rejected by Israel.
In October, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Turkish troops could not join the ISF due to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s stance against Israel.
In the same month, Netanyahu also said that no Turkish troops would be deployed to Gaza, terming it a “red line”.
With Turkey in it, it might be a little less of an International Occupation Force that Israel wants. I'm still not expecting much of it, or that it will get there at all.
Amnesty says Hamas committed crimes against humanity on October 7
Amnesty International has released a report stating that Hamas committed crimes against humanity during an attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, including the intentional targeting of civilians and sexual abuse, and the captives it took.
“These crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack against a civilian population. The report found that fighters were instructed to carry out attacks targeting civilians,” Amnesty said in a statement.
Hamas has denied the findings of the report and called for it to be retracted, calling it “flawed and unprofessional”.
“The report’s repetition of the lies and allegations promoted by the occupation government concerning rape, sexual violence, and the mistreatment of captives clearly demonstrates that the purpose of this report is incitement and distorting the image of the resistance,” the group said in a statement.
The only sexual 'abuse' the UN found was women being abducted, seated between two men on motorcycles. You would think that abduction would be the real crime..
Odd Amnesty comes with this now, again. This sexual violence stuff keeps coming back just to be debunked again. Someone keeps pushing that narrative while ignoring the sexual abuse of Palestinians which is well documented, has direct video evidence and is applauded in Israeli media...
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-12-11/ty-article/.premium/first-amnesty-intl-report-on-oct-7-attack-accuses-hamas-of-crimes-against-humanity/0000019b-0d73-df61-a7fb-4df7834d0000
The report notes 'documented evidence that Palestinian assailants committed sexual assault and other forms of sexual violence' both on October 7 and against hostages they held in Gaza. Former members of Amnesty's Israeli chapter claim the report on Israel was withheld over concerns about its 'perception'
There is no documented evidence... No victims have come forward. Those that have claimed to witness rapes have been debunked....
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-873910
“No independent investigation found that rape took place on the 7th of October," United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, claimed.
Anyway Amnesty has been compromised. They should be looking after Marwan Barghoutti and other Palestinian political prisoners getting tortured in Israeli jails instead of distracting the world from the fake peace plan and real crisis right now in Gaza and the West Bank.
