India, Jan. 9 -- Rejecting a proposal on the involvement of Pakistani troops in a potential International Stabilisation Force (ISF) for Gaza for the next phase of Trump-led peace plan, Israel's ambassador to India said that they are not on board with the idea of Pakistan's participation in such force and would prefer working with the states that they trust.

Reuven Azar, the Israeli ambassador to India, while speaking to NDTV, expressed concerns over alleged links between Hamas and terror groups based in Pakistan, such as Lashkar-e-Taiba, and said that for the next phase of the peace plan, dismantling of Hamas is crucial.

Azar told NDTV that Israel is not comfortable with Pakistan's participation in a stabilisation and reconstruction for...