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Other countries including Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar and Azerbaijan were meanwhile mulling involvement in an international stabilization force for Gaza, the advisors said.

The planned stabilization force will face an array of challenges, especially in disarming Hamas and if Israel resumes military operations in Gaza.

Establishing an international stabilization force faces numerous challenges, starting with efforts to disarm Hamas.

“The report shows some signs of stabilization in labor-market conditions, but the regional discrepancies highly discount the strong headline numbers,” said Dominique Lapointe, director of macroeconomic strategy at Manulife Investment Management.

Central Command will be leading an international stabilization force and set up a civil-military coordination center that could include Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, a senior U.S. official said.