US eyeing two-star general to oversee international force in Gaza: Report

The US plans to appoint a two-star American general to oversee an international stabilisation force in Gaza, although it has provided no hard deadline for when the force will deploy or details about who will participate. 

According to a report by Axios, Major General Jasper Jeffers, special operations commander for US Central Command could be tapped. He previously oversaw the ceasefire in Lebanon, which has seen regular Israeli attacks on the country. 

The US also weighed naming former UN Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov to serve as the Gaza Board of Peace's envoy inside the enclave. The US invited Germany and Italy to join the board.