Berlin/DPA, Dec. 27 -- Germany will not participate in an international stabilisation force (ISF) to implement the Gaza peace plan "in the foreseeable future," German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said.

In comments released on Friday, Wadephul told dpa that German soldiers would not be part of a force required to "provide concrete security in case of doubt.

"Many people cannot imagine German soldiers doing this in this particular region."

However, Berlin has not yet received an official invitation to participate in the council.

The upcoming second phase of US President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan calls for the disarmament of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and the establishment of an ISF.

Two months after the ceasefire...