Israel has rejected the idea of Turkish troops being deployed in Gaza under a U.S. plan to secure a lasting ceasefire in the Palestinian territory, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday.

The U.S. plan envisions an international force in Gaza to help maintain a fragile truce that began this month, ending two years of conflict between Israel and Hamas. It remains uncertain whether Arab or other states will commit troops to the multinational force.

“Countries that want or are ready to send armed forces should be at least fair to Israel,”

Saar said at a news conference in Budapest.

Relations between Israel and Turkey have worsened sharply during the Gaza conflict, with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan criticising Israel’s military campaign in the small Palestinian enclave.

“Turkey, led by Erdogan, led a hostile approach against Israel,”

Saar said, speaking alongside his Hungarian counterpart Peter Szijjarto.

“So it is not reasonable for us to let their armed forces enter the Gaza Strip and we will not agree to that and we said it to our American friends,” he added.

While the U.S. has ruled out sending its own soldiers into Gaza, it has been discussing contributions to the multinational force with countries including Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and Azerbaijan.

Last week, Netanyahu indicated he would strongly oppose any role for Turkish security forces in Gaza. On Sunday, he said Israel would decide which foreign forces to allow in the territory.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, visiting Israel to support the truce, said on Friday the international force would have to be made up of “countries that Israel’s comfortable with.” He made no comment on Turkish involvement.