Egypt warns: Assigning an "international force" to disarm Hamas could lead to clashes.

The head of the Egyptian Information Authority, Diaa Rashwan, warned that assigning the proposed international force to be deployed in Gaza with disarming Hamas could lead to armed clashes, emphasizing that no country would accept to bear this task, and stressing that Palestinians would not accept a foreign force taking over the security of the strip or replacing occupation with guardianship.

This came during statements reported by Egyptian media on Wednesday. Rashwan added that Trump's plan to stop the war in Gaza spoke of disarming Hamas or freezing its weapons, and this issue is still under negotiation.

Rashwan continued: "As for the issue of the international force taking over the weapons of the resistance, it places this force in a significant dilemma." This international force is part of Trump's plan, which is the basis for the existing ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas since October 10.

The agreement ended an Israeli genocide supported by the U.S., which began on October 8, 2023, and resulted in more than 68,000 Palestinian deaths, over 170,000 injuries, most of whom are children and women, and destruction that affected 90 percent of the civilian infrastructure in the strip.

In September, Trump revealed the main points of his 20-point plan regarding Gaza, which includes stopping the war, a gradual withdrawal of the Israeli occupation army, mutual release of prisoners, immediate entry of aid into the strip, and disarming Hamas.

According to the plan, the Gaza Strip will be under temporary transitional governance by a non-political Palestinian technocrat committee, responsible for managing daily public services and municipal affairs.

Rashwan added: "I do not believe that any Arab or non-Arab country will accept to tackle this matter because it could lead to some clashes and armed confrontations."

He emphasized the importance of distinguishing between the "stability preservation" military force tasked with separating Israel and Hamas during the withdrawal of the Israeli army from Gaza, securing the adjacent settlements from within the strip, and the "Peace Council" that will be headed by U.S. President Donald Trump, which is expected to delegate a committee to manage governance in Gaza.

He noted that mixing the two matters, including the daily management of Gaza, is "confusing for everyone." He added that the proposals leaked from the U.S. draft resolution before the Security Council aim to have a discussion about them from the mediators and key parties with full force.

U.S. media reported on Tuesday that the Trump administration presented a draft resolution to members of the UN Security Council that includes the nature and tasks of the international forces that will operate in the Gaza Strip for no less than two years.

The Axios website quoted an unnamed U.S. official stating that the U.S. administration prepared the draft resolution and sent it on Monday to some Security Council members.

The draft resolution is expected to be put to a vote in the coming weeks with the aim of coming into effect and sending the first units to Gaza by January, according to the source.

The U.S. official clarified that the international force will be "executive" and not "peacekeeping" and will include troops from several countries, tasked with securing the borders of Gaza with Israel and Egypt, protecting civilians and humanitarian corridors, in addition to training a new Palestinian police force.

The draft also includes assigning the international force to destroy the military infrastructure in Gaza, disarm Palestinian factions, and ensure the strip is free of weapons, including disarming the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, if this is not done voluntarily, according to the same source.

Rashwan mentioned that Israel is placing conditions that hinder the implementation of the Gaza plan, emphasizing that "Palestinians will not accept a foreign force taking over the security of Gaza, or that occupation be replaced with guardianship."