Arab League will call for 'UN peacekeeping force' in Palestinian territories, reports say

The Arab League is set to call for a UN peacekeeping force to be deployed in occupied Palestinian territories until a two-state solution with Israel is achieved, according to media reports.

According to BBC Arabic and Saudi-funded Asharq Al-Awsat, the call will be made in the final statement of the Arab League summit being held in Bahrain on Thursday.

The regional body will highlight the need to establish a timeline for a political process that leads to a Palestinian state.

It will also urge full recognition of Palestine by the UN Security Council on the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The call will come as the issue of “post-war governance” in Gaza, which assumes Hamas will no longer exist as a capable governing and military force, continues to be raised by international and Israeli officials. 

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