UN Security Council to vote on international force for Gaza
The UN Security Council is expected to vote Monday on a US-drafted resolution backing President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including the deployment of an international force aimed at preventing renewed fighting in the territory.
The text, revised repeatedly during negotiations, endorses the plan that helped establish a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on October 10. Gaza has been left devastated after nearly two years of conflict that began with Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
According to the latest draft seen by AFP, the resolution authorizes the creation of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) to work with Israel, Egypt and newly trained Palestinian police to secure border areas and oversee the demilitarization of armed groups in Gaza. The ISF would also protect civilians and ensure safe access for humanitarian aid.
The resolution calls for forming a “Board of Peace,” a temporary Gaza governing body with a mandate until the end of 2027. Under the proposal, Trump would chair the board as part of efforts to guide reconstruction and coordinate security arrangements.
Unlike earlier drafts, the current version mentions the possibility of a future Palestinian state. It states that once Palestinian Authority reforms are completed and reconstruction begins, conditions “may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”
Israel has rejected that prospect. “Our opposition to a Palestinian state on any territory has not changed,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting Sunday.
The Security Council is set to hold the vote at 5:00 pm (2200 GMT). US officials have warned that failure to approve the resolution could jeopardize the ceasefire and risk renewed violence in Gaza.
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