Uganda approves sending troops for international force in Gaza

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Thursday sought and won parliamentary approval to deploy troops to Gaza as part of an international force.

The successful motion, brought by the defense minister, is Uganda’s first public indication of its willingness to join the International Stabilization Force for Gaza.

Morocco also has pledged troops for the mission.

The force, proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace in February, would be led by an American general, Maj. Gen. Jasper Jeffers, who said in May that the 20,000-strong force would ensure “future prosperity and enduring peace” after the devastating Israel-Hamas war.