🔸 Uganda’s parliament approves deployment to Gaza Strip

🔸 Uganda’s parliament approves deployment to Gaza Strip

Uganda’s parliament has agreed to the government’s request to send this country’s army forces to the Gaza Strip under the title of a stability force. In a session held this week, lawmakers approved the government’s request to dispatch a detachment of the Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF).

The Gaza Stability Force (ISF) is a multinational military coalition that is planned for deployment in the area based on the “Gaza Peace Plan,” and with authorization from the United Nations Security Council; according to reports, the force is expected to operate to ensure security and create stability in Gaza. Uganda and Morocco have announced their readiness to participate in it, but the start date of the mission is still unclear.

At the end of July 2026, Israel’s security cabinet approved the entry of part of the Gaza Stability Force and representatives of the Palestinian transitional authority into a limited area in Rafah. The force is expected to operate in parts of Gaza that are not under the control of the Israeli army.

The decision was announced as Israel’s control over parts of Gaza has increased. Based on reports published in the months after the October 2025 ceasefire, the area under Israeli control in Gaza has risen from about 53% to more than 60%.

Despite a ceasefire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group in October 2025, attacks and clashes have continued in Gaza.

In recent days, Reuters has reported intense Israeli attacks in various parts of Gaza and ongoing tensions with Hamas. At the same time, differences between Israel and Hamas over disarming the group and the extent of the Israeli forces’ withdrawal from Gaza have created obstacles to implementing the next phase of the ceasefire agreement.

Israel considers Hamas’s disarmament and the destruction of the group’s military infrastructure as prerequisites for withdrawal, while Hamas calls for the halt of attacks and the withdrawal of Israeli forces before handing over its weapons.

Under these conditions, the Israeli army still controls parts of the Gaza Strip, and the process of implementing the peace agreement and establishing new security arrangements in the area faces serious obstacles.