Dorcha Lee: An international peacekeeping force should replace the IDF in Gaza

There were 30,000 on October 7, but the numbers that remain are in dispute. Ultimately, they should be sent into exile and Israeli forces withdrawn from Gaza

Israeli soldiers near the Israeli-Gaza border last week. The IDF have been reporting a steady degradation of Hamas’s military capability ever since October 7. Photo: AP/Leo Correa

As negotiations continue on the latest US-sponsored ceasefire proposal in Gaza, the future of the remaining Hamas combatants will be an important consideration. 

The big question is how many Hamas fighters are still alive and if they are sufficient in number to pose a significant threat to the State of Israel.