The initiative was led by the party’s heads of foreign affairs and defence. In their question, the MPs raise a series of concerns about the Greek military presence in Gaza, where, they state, genocide is being committed against the Palestinian people, and about its connection to Athens’ participation in the ‘Peace Council’ convened by US President Donald Trump.

They ask why, at what they describe as a critical juncture, and while ‘it has not undertaken any peace or humanitarian initiative for the ongoing, now silent, genocide in the Gaza Strip’, the government has chosen to be among the first countries to send military forces to a high-risk area, without prior notification of Parliament. They demand clarification on when the relevant parliamentary committee or the plenary will be informed.

The MPs also request details of the consultations that preceded the decision with the US and Israel, as well as information on the broader military and diplomatic planning of which the mission forms part.

They further question the relationship between a potential Greek military presence in Gaza and the country’s participation in the ‘Peace Council’, noting that the prime minister has not provided a clear answer on whether Greece will take part. In this context, they ask what the participation ‘as an observer’ of Haris Theocharis in the 19 February meeting of the ‘Peace Council’ for Gaza in Washington signifies, and recall that Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has not denied Greece’s participation in an international military force in Gaza.

According to a report published by the newspaper Kathimerini on 15 February 2026 under the headline ‘Greek force in Gaza’, Greece’s participation in the International Stabilization Force is at an advanced stage, with the planned deployment of a battalion of 100–150 personnel.

The report states that, although it was initially agreed that the Greek mission would be limited to support roles, including elements of the medical and engineering corps, the force will ultimately also include units tasked exclusively with providing security. ‘According to the information available to date, the Greek force will be based in the security perimeter that the Israeli defence forces have created around Gaza,’ the newspaper notes. The mission is reportedly led by the US, with Israel and Egypt playing a key role.

The newspaper also reports that, because the form of the Greek force deployed in Saudi Arabia ‘has no relation to the mission that the Greek force will undertake in Gaza’, the previous experience of the Special Forces Battalion Afghanistan (TESAF) will serve as ‘a model for the organisation of the Greek force that will join the International Stabilization Force, of course with adaptation to address the threats of 2026, which are of a very different nature’.

In their formal question to the ministers of foreign affairs and national defence, the MPs ask:

  1. Why, while the government has not undertaken any peace or humanitarian initiative regarding the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip against the Palestinian people, has it chosen to be among the first countries willing to send military forces to a high-risk area?

  2. What was the content of the consultations that preceded Athens’ decision with the US and Israel?

  3. What broader military or diplomatic plan does this decision form part of?

  4. Why has Parliament not been informed of this development, and when does the government intend to inform the relevant committee or the plenary?

  5. How is the proposed Greek military presence in Gaza related to Athens’ participation in the US president’s ‘Peace Council’, particularly given that the prime minister has not clarified whether Greece will participate?

  6. What does the participation ‘as an observer’ of Haris Theocharis in the 19 February meeting of the ‘Peace Council’ for Gaza in Washington signify?

The question is co-signed by a group of SYRIZA MPs.

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