Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi commented on Wednesday on the proposal to send international forces to the Gaza Strip following the ceasefire in the Strip.

Al-Busaidi said during the "Oman and the World" conference organized by the Omani Ministry of Information: "The Sultanate of Oman does not see a need to send foreign forces to the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire and the end of the genocide committed by Israel for 15 months, indicating that the Palestinians are capable of governing themselves."

In response to a journalist's question about the possibility of Gulf states sending forces to the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire and the cessation of the genocide committed by Israel, he replied: "Palestine is for the Palestinians, and they are capable of governing themselves."

Al-Busaidi explained that "Palestine has the necessary competencies and capabilities to manage it without external interference from anyone," adding that other countries must help by financing the Palestinians and continuing diplomatic work to support them.

In recent months, Western media have reported a proposal to send a multinational force that would include some regional countries if the United States supported steps toward establishing a Palestinian state.

In response to a journalist's question about the possibility of Oman hosting a Hamas office in the Sultanate, he said that "Palestine has an embassy in Muscat" and that the latter has an embassy in the city of Ramallah in the West Bank.

In this regard, the Omani Minister called on the Palestinians to unite under one roof, and urged them to unite their national ranks to overcome the current crises.

Regarding the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, he pointed out that many efforts have been made to achieve this, and to stop the ongoing tragedies and crimes committed against the defenceless Palestinian people.

The minister expressed his hope that there would be greater efforts and initiatives to cease fire with the arrival of the next US administration headed by Donald Trump, who will assume office on January 20.

He stressed that a ceasefire would not be enough, emphasizing the need to find a solution to restore the rights of the Palestinian people in accordance with international charters and resolutions and the peace initiative approved by the Arab League at its summit in 2002.

In a related context, he explained that there is a growing support in the international community for the justice of the Palestinian cause, and that there is a near international consensus on "criminalizing Israeli policies and the criminal destruction and human and material losses" caused by Tel Aviv in the Gaza Strip.

Al-Busaidi said, "Neutral countries and even countries that lean towards Israel have begun to talk about the credibility and justice of the Palestinian right."

He stressed that the Middle East region "will not enjoy peace" without addressing the Palestinian issue on the basis of the two-state solution (Palestinian and Israeli).