Morocco’s 'Gaza gamble': why Rabat is sending troops to the strip
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Key Points:
- Morocco has become the first Arab nation to commit military and police forces to the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, marking a significant shift in Arab involvement in the post-war order.
- This deployment aligns with Morocco's 2020 normalization with Israel, signaling a dynamic security alliance and positioning Morocco as a key partner to the US in Middle East stability efforts.
- Morocco’s presence in Gaza aims to counter Iranian influence by replacing radical factions with a moderate, culturally legitimate Arab force, challenging Tehran's regional dominance.
- The ISF plans a large-scale security and reconstruction effort in Gaza, with Morocco providing essential counter-insurgency and urban stability forces, a role other Arab states have been reluctant to assume.
- Despite
