India, Dec. 20 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said Washington is thankful to Pakistan for "offering" to consider joining a proposed international stabilisation force for Gaza, while making it clear that no firm commitments have yet been sought or secured.

Responding to a question on whether the United States has received Pakistan's consent to send troops to Gaza for peacebuilding, Rubio said, "We're very grateful to Pakistan for their offer to be a part of it, or at least their offer to consider being a part of it."

He went on to say that the US remains confident about international participation, saying, "We have a number of nation-states acceptable to all sides in this conflict who are willing to step forward and be a part o...