DEVELOPING: Israeli State Force (ISF) announced the first missions for a multinational force of 20,000 foreign soldiers set to enter the Gaza Strip in approximately three months, as reported by Kan News journalist Itay Blumental in a post on X between 6:45:44 PM and 7:16:01 PM UTC on February 24, 2026. The report details where the force will operate and identifies the initial recipients of missions, featured in a segment with Tal Bermann on Kan News Edition, according to the X post translated from Hebrew. No specific mission details or operational locations were disclosed in the source shared within this 30-minute window. This development occurs amid ongoing regional tensions, including prior fact checks debunking fabricated videos of Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Bedouin demolitions and an earlier IDF incident firing warning shots at Lebanese Army soldiers in southern Lebanon, as covered in previous reporting.
