December 21, 2025
According to diplomatic sources cited by The Times of Israel, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally appealed to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to consider contributing troops to the proposed International Security Force (ISF) for Gaza.
The request was reportedly made during a recent high-level phone call. This diplomatic maneuver is part of the “20-point plan” initiated by US President Donald Trump, which serves as the framework for the current ceasefire.
The proposed force is intended to oversee a transitional phase focused on reconstruction and economic recovery. This mission follows more than two years of a genocidal campaign that has killed at least 71,000 Palestinians – the majority of whom are women and children – injured over 171,000 people, and destroyed nearly 90% of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure.
Despite Washington’s insistence, the formation of the ISF faces significant hurdles. Many nations remain hesitant to commit boots to the ground, particularly regarding the mission’s mandate to “disarm Hamas.”
Diplomatic observers note that many countries fear being drawn into a protracted conflict or being seen as an auxiliary force for the occupying power. These concerns have complicated the planning phases, leaving the US to seek partners beyond its traditional Western and Arab allies.
The outreach to Ethiopia has raised eyebrows in diplomatic circles. The Ethiopian outlet Addis Standard reported that the call between Rubio and Abiy Ahmed was “unusually narrow” in scope.
Breaking from standard diplomatic protocol, the US State Department’s readout of the call omitted any mention of Ethiopia’s internal political crises or human rights issues. Instead, the conversation focused exclusively on “regional stability.” Analysts suggest this omission indicates how high the stakes are for Washington to find contributors for the Gaza mission.
War on Global South
In late 2025, the US naval presence in the Caribbean and the “State Sponsor of Terror” designations for Cuba and Venezuela are seen by analysts not as isolated foreign policy decisions, but as a coordinated effort to dismantle the autonomy of the Global South.
For Palestinians, these nations are fellow travelers on a roadmap of enforced scarcity and systematic erasure.
Palestinian support for these nations is a rational response to decades of unwavering, principled commitment. Cuba remains the bedrock of this alliance; as the first nation in the hemisphere to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the provider of medical education to thousands of Palestinians, Havana offers a model of internationalism that resists even under a sixty-year blockade.
In Venezuela, the Bolivarian movement has consistently used its oil wealth and diplomatic platform to amplify the Palestinian cause. By rejecting the Abraham Accords and maintaining that “the Palestinian cause is the cause of all humanity,” Caracas has positioned itself as an essential buffer against the total diplomatic liquidation of Palestinian rights.
Supporting Venezuela is, for Palestinians, a defense of the very diplomatic infrastructure that prevents their cause from being silenced in international forums.
Palestine as a Rally Cry
The Palestine-Global South alliance has expanded significantly with the emergence of South Africa and Colombia as legal and moral leaders. South Africa’s historic filing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), supported by Colombia, Bolivia, and Chile, has redefined the conflict as a legal struggle against genocide.
Colombia’s transition under Gustavo Petro from a military client of Israel to a leading voice for a global arms embargo highlights the crumbling of traditional colonial alliances.
Palestinians recognize that Colombia’s internal struggle — to move past a history of state violence and paramilitary repression — is inextricably linked to the Palestinian struggle against occupation. When Petro declares that Si “muere Palestina, muere la humanidad” – if Palestine dies, humanity dies – he is articulating a shared destiny that transcends geography.
The true durability of this bond lies in “people-to-people” solidarity, often operating ahead of official state policy.
In Brazil, while the government maintains pragmatic trade, the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) and various trade unions have launched massive boycotts against Israeli agribusiness, linking the dispossession of Brazilian peasants to the theft of Palestinian land.
This union-led resistance is mirrored in Colombia and South Africa, where port workers and labor federations have refused to handle Israeli cargo. These acts of “labor internationalism” transform solidarity from a sentiment into a material force.
For the Palestinian worker, the sight of a South African dockworker or a Colombian coal miner risking their livelihood to halt the machinery of genocide is the ultimate validation of their struggle.
New World Order
The alliance between Palestine and these targeted nations is an analytical necessity. It recognizes that the mechanisms used to occupy Gaza are the same as those used to destabilize Latin American democracies: the weaponization of the dollar, the monopolization of military technology, and the criminalization of dissent.
By standing with Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, and other countries, Palestinians are not just reciprocating support; they are participating in a global project to build an alternative world order. This is a front where sovereignty is indivisible, a conviction that the liberation of the Palestinian people is the final, necessary chapter in the decolonization of the entire Global South.
Israeli
fire killed two Palestinians near Gaza’s Yellow Line as hospitals warned of
collapse amid ongoing restrictions and attacks despite the ceasefire.
|
Killed |
Wounded |
Missing |
|
70,926 |
171,185 |
9,500 |
- At least two Palestinians were killed by Israeli fire near the so-called Yellow Line in the Sheja’iyya neighborhood, east of Gaza City, Al-Jazeera reported, citing a medical source at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital.
- Meanwhile, an Al-Jazeera correspondent reported that Israeli artillery shelling and helicopter gunship fire struck areas east of Khan Yunis, where Israeli occupation forces are deployed.
- These developments come as Israel’s official radio announced the arrest of three Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the Bedouin town of Rahat, in southern Israel.
- According to the report, the detainees had been in hiding since crossing the border during the October 7, 2023, events. No further details were provided regarding the circumstances of their arrest or their current condition.
- In a related context, Israel’s Channel 12 quoted a security source as saying that the Israeli army has nearly completed its search operations in areas behind what it refers to as the Yellow Line.
- The source added that the occupation army claims to have completed the disarmament of approximately 52 percent of the territory under its control in the Gaza Strip as part of ongoing military operations.
- On the humanitarian front, the Kuwait Specialized Field Hospital in Mawasi, west of Khan Yunis, announced the suspension of all scheduled and emergency surgical procedures due to a severe shortage of essential medical supplies.
- In a statement, hospital officials said the decision, described as deeply painful, comes amid an overwhelming buildup of patients across multiple medical specialties, leaving thousands of wounded and ill Palestinians without access to necessary care.
- The hospital warned that it risks shutting down entirely if border crossings remain closed and Israel continues to block the entry of medicines and medical equipment.
- Although a ceasefire agreement came into effect on October 10, Israeli forces partially redeployed to new positions inside Gaza known as the Yellow Line.
- Palestinians approaching the area have continued to be targeted, with official sources in Gaza reporting around 400 people killed in such incidents since the ceasefire began.
- The two-year-long Israeli genocidal war on Gaza has killed more than 70,900 Palestinians, wounded over 171,000 others, and destroyed approximately 90 percent of the Strip’s civilian infrastructure.
US
Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly requested Ethiopia’s participation in
a post-genocide force to oversee Gaza’s transition.
As the United States faces
increasing difficulty in recruiting nations for a post-war mission in the Gaza
Strip, reports have surfaced that Washington is looking toward East Africa for
assistance.According to diplomatic sources cited by The Times of Israel, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio personally appealed to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali to consider contributing troops to the proposed International Security Force (ISF) for Gaza.
The request was reportedly made during a recent high-level phone call. This diplomatic maneuver is part of the “20-point plan” initiated by US President Donald Trump, which serves as the framework for the current ceasefire.
The proposed force is intended to oversee a transitional phase focused on reconstruction and economic recovery. This mission follows more than two years of a genocidal campaign that has killed at least 71,000 Palestinians – the majority of whom are women and children – injured over 171,000 people, and destroyed nearly 90% of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure.
Despite Washington’s insistence, the formation of the ISF faces significant hurdles. Many nations remain hesitant to commit boots to the ground, particularly regarding the mission’s mandate to “disarm Hamas.”
Diplomatic observers note that many countries fear being drawn into a protracted conflict or being seen as an auxiliary force for the occupying power. These concerns have complicated the planning phases, leaving the US to seek partners beyond its traditional Western and Arab allies.
The outreach to Ethiopia has raised eyebrows in diplomatic circles. The Ethiopian outlet Addis Standard reported that the call between Rubio and Abiy Ahmed was “unusually narrow” in scope.
Breaking from standard diplomatic protocol, the US State Department’s readout of the call omitted any mention of Ethiopia’s internal political crises or human rights issues. Instead, the conversation focused exclusively on “regional stability.” Analysts suggest this omission indicates how high the stakes are for Washington to find contributors for the Gaza mission.
For
a people facing systematic genocide, supporting targeted South American nations
is a strategic necessity, forging a unified global front against the shared
mechanisms of imperial erasure and economic warfare.
The current geopolitical climate
is defined by an intensifying use of “maximum pressure” by the US
administration. This strategy, combining crippling economic sanctions,
diplomatic isolation, and the labeling of resistance movements as “terrorists”
has been applied with precision to both Palestine and its most vocal allies.War on Global South
In late 2025, the US naval presence in the Caribbean and the “State Sponsor of Terror” designations for Cuba and Venezuela are seen by analysts not as isolated foreign policy decisions, but as a coordinated effort to dismantle the autonomy of the Global South.
For Palestinians, these nations are fellow travelers on a roadmap of enforced scarcity and systematic erasure.
Palestinian support for these nations is a rational response to decades of unwavering, principled commitment. Cuba remains the bedrock of this alliance; as the first nation in the hemisphere to recognize the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the provider of medical education to thousands of Palestinians, Havana offers a model of internationalism that resists even under a sixty-year blockade.
In Venezuela, the Bolivarian movement has consistently used its oil wealth and diplomatic platform to amplify the Palestinian cause. By rejecting the Abraham Accords and maintaining that “the Palestinian cause is the cause of all humanity,” Caracas has positioned itself as an essential buffer against the total diplomatic liquidation of Palestinian rights.
Supporting Venezuela is, for Palestinians, a defense of the very diplomatic infrastructure that prevents their cause from being silenced in international forums.
Palestine as a Rally Cry
The Palestine-Global South alliance has expanded significantly with the emergence of South Africa and Colombia as legal and moral leaders. South Africa’s historic filing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), supported by Colombia, Bolivia, and Chile, has redefined the conflict as a legal struggle against genocide.
Colombia’s transition under Gustavo Petro from a military client of Israel to a leading voice for a global arms embargo highlights the crumbling of traditional colonial alliances.
Palestinians recognize that Colombia’s internal struggle — to move past a history of state violence and paramilitary repression — is inextricably linked to the Palestinian struggle against occupation. When Petro declares that Si “muere Palestina, muere la humanidad” – if Palestine dies, humanity dies – he is articulating a shared destiny that transcends geography.
The true durability of this bond lies in “people-to-people” solidarity, often operating ahead of official state policy.
In Brazil, while the government maintains pragmatic trade, the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (MST) and various trade unions have launched massive boycotts against Israeli agribusiness, linking the dispossession of Brazilian peasants to the theft of Palestinian land.
This union-led resistance is mirrored in Colombia and South Africa, where port workers and labor federations have refused to handle Israeli cargo. These acts of “labor internationalism” transform solidarity from a sentiment into a material force.
For the Palestinian worker, the sight of a South African dockworker or a Colombian coal miner risking their livelihood to halt the machinery of genocide is the ultimate validation of their struggle.
New World Order
The alliance between Palestine and these targeted nations is an analytical necessity. It recognizes that the mechanisms used to occupy Gaza are the same as those used to destabilize Latin American democracies: the weaponization of the dollar, the monopolization of military technology, and the criminalization of dissent.
By standing with Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, and other countries, Palestinians are not just reciprocating support; they are participating in a global project to build an alternative world order. This is a front where sovereignty is indivisible, a conviction that the liberation of the Palestinian people is the final, necessary chapter in the decolonization of the entire Global South.
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