The international stabilisation force (ISF) in Gaza should make its priority the separation of Israeli troops and Hamas rather than the disarmament of the Palestinian group, the Turkish foreign minister, Hakan Fidan, has said.

He also suggested that Indonesia and Azerbaijan, two countries that have offered to contribute troops, would prefer that Turkey was a member of the planned UN-backed force, something Israel is seeking to veto.

The talks over the composition of the force, along with the membership of the planned board of peace and a 15-strong Palestinian technocratic committee to run services in Gaza , have stalled as detailed talks over the ISF mandate have raged behind the scenes.

“Disarmament cannot be the first stage in this process,” Fidan said, speaking in Doha. “We need

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