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ISLAMABAD: The United States is &ldquo;very grateful&rdquo; for Pakistan&rsquo;s offer to be part of a Gaza stabilization force, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. Rubio made the remarks during an end-of-year news conference at the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, DC, while responding to questions from journalists.&nbsp;When asked whether Washington had received Pakistan&rsquo;s consent to deploy troops for peacebuilding efforts in Gaza, Rubio said the US appreciated Pakistan&rsquo;s willingness to participate, or at least consider participation, in the proposed force. The proposed stabilization initiative is part of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s 20-point Gaza plan, which calls for the deployment of troops from Muslim-majority countries during a transitional phase to support security and governance as the conflict-affected Palestinian territory moves toward reconstruction and a long-term political settlement. Rubio noted that further clarity was still needed before any country could be asked to make a formal commitment. A day earlier, Pakistan&rsquo;s foreign office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi confirmed that discussions were ongoing in &ldquo;certain capitals&rdquo; and that Islamabad had not yet made a sovereign decision. &ldquo;I am not aware of any specific request made to Pakistan. We will inform you about any development if it takes place,&rdquo; he said.

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US Secretary of State says additional clarity is needed before any country, including Pakistan, can be formally asked to commit troops to the Gaza stabilization force

Grateful for Pakistan’s offer to be part of Gaza stabilization force: Rubio

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates is not planning to join the international stabilization force for Gaza because it lacks a clear framework, a senior official said on Monday. &quot;The UAE does not yet see a clear framework for the stability force, and under such circumstances will probably not participate in such a force,&quot; Emirati presidential advisor Anwar Gargash told the Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate forum. The US-coordinated international force has been seen as likely to include troops from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, as well as the UAE. Last week, US President Donald Trump said he expected the force to be in Gaza &quot;very soon&quot;, as a fragile ceasefire holds following two years of war. The oil-rich UAE is one of the few Arab nations with official ties to Israel after signing the Abraham Accords during Trump&#39;s first term in 2020.

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Emirati presidential advisor Anwar Gargash says the UAE does not yet see a clear framework for the stability force, and under such circumstances will probably not participate in such a force.

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Grateful for Pakistan’s offer to be part of Gaza stabilization force: Rubio

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