The Palestinian Authority has called for Australia to play a significant role in an international stabilisation force in Gaza, including sending peacekeeping troops to help establish law and order in the ravaged enclave.

The Palestinian Authority’s deputy foreign minister, Omar Awadallah, said it was vital for the international community to move quickly to establish a United Nations-endorsed peacekeeping force to ensure the fragile ceasefire did not collapse and that Israeli troops withdraw from almost all of the Gaza Strip.

US President Donald Trump would deserve a Nobel Peace Prize if he was able to secure a long-term peace in Gaza after two years of ferocious Israeli bombardments, he added.

“I think Australia can help in so many aspects, including by sending forces, by sending expert

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