Indonesia has trained some 20,000 troops to participate in the International Stabilization Force envisioned in U.S. President Donald Trump’s post-war plan for the Gaza Strip, the country’s defense minister announced Friday.

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, is among the countries with which Washington has discussed contributing forces to Gaza following the Trump administration-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement, which took effect on Oct. 10.

“We’ve prepared a maximum of 20,000 troops, but the specifications will revolve around health and construction,” said Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, according to Reuters . “We are waiting for further decisions on Gaza peace action.”

He added that no determinations have yet been made regarding the

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