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Soldiers from Kosovo visit a military base in southern Israel as they prepare to join the Board of Peace's International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Gaza on July 12, 2026. (Board of Peace)

Albania finalized its participation agreement with the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza over the weekend, with Albanian liaison officers expected to deploy to the region in November, according to a statement from the US-backed Board of Peace.

The development marks another small step toward assembling the multinational force meant to patrol the Strip under US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan, whose implementation has largely stalled amid disagreements over Hamas’s disarmament, Israeli troop withdrawals and the force’s deployment.

The agreement, signed on Friday at a ceremony attended by ISF commander US Maj. Gen.…