Albania’s parliament on Thursday approved the deployment of up to 40 Armed Forces personnel to the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza, formally joining the U.S.- and United Nations-backed mission charged with overseeing security in the Palestinian territory after the ceasefire.
The decision places Albania among a small group of countries participating in the multinational force, which was first outlined by President Donald Trump at the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-led “Board of Peace” in Washington on Feb. 19, 2026.
Albania's PM Edi Rama announced its commitment at that meeting alongside countries like Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan and Kosovo.
The force received formal authorization through a United Nations Security Council resolution in November 2025. Israel’s government approved the entry of the first ISF troops on July 26, 2026.
Albania’s contingent will perform strictly support and non-combat roles: securing and stabilizing its assigned sector, protecting mission personnel and infrastructure, assisting humanitarian operations, and monitoring and reporting on the security situation.
The costs of this operation will be covered by Albanian Governement.
Albania and Kosovo remain the only two Western Balkan countries invited to join the Board of Peace. Most European Union member states have declined to participate.
The parliamentary vote comes at a moment of heightened scrutiny of Albania’s national security apparatus. The recent scandal involving the lately dissmised Chief of intelligence Service (SHISH) director Vlora Hyseni — who was placed under house arrest — has raised questions about the integrity of the country’s intelligence structures under Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government.
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