The International Stabilization Force slated to provide security in Gaza until a Palestinian organization can step up to govern the Strip would not have to initiate operations against Hamas terrorists because Hamas has agreed to disarm, U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio told reporters on Wednesday night.

The ISF “shouldn’t be a fighting force, because the agreement that was signed and … all parties agreed to calls for the demilitarization of Hamas,” said Rubio, who took questions from reporters after the G7 meeting in Canada’s Niagara region.

The role of the interim force is to provide “just basic everyday security,” he continued.

“If you want to really flood Gaza, particularly in that red area that’s not in Israeli control, if you really want to see a huge uptick, not just in humanitari

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