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The UN Security Council approved a US plan Gaza Which authorizes an international stabilization force to provide security in the devastated area.
The vote was an important next step in envisioning a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and a possible path to an independent future. palestinian State.
US proposal supports President donald trump20-point ceasefire plan, the one who asks A yet-to-be established peace board will serve as a transitional authority that will be led by Trump.
It also authorizes the Stabilization Force and gives it a broad mandate, including monitoring the borders, providing security and demilitarizing the area. The authorization for the board and force expires at the end of 2027.
Arab and others Muslim Countries that had expressed interest in providing troops to the international force indicated that their participation required Security Council authorization.
Russiawho had circulated a rival proposal, also remained absent China On a 13-0 vote. America and other countries expected moscow Will not use its veto power on the most powerful body of the United Nations to prevent the adoption of a resolution.
Strong language on Palestinian state helps US plan reach end goal
During nearly two weeks of talks on the US proposal, Arab countries and… Palestinians The United States had been pressured to strengthen the original weak language about Palestinian self-determination.
America modified it and said that Palestinian Authority – which controls parts of now west coast – As reforms and redevelopment of the devastated Gaza Strip move forward, “conditions could finally be created for a credible path to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”
“The United States will establish a dialogue between israel and agree on a political horizon for Palestinian peaceful and prosperous co-existence,” it said.
The Israeli Prime Minister got angry with that language benjamin netanyahuWho on Sunday vowed to oppose any efforts to establish a Palestinian state. He has long insisted that creating a Palestinian state would provide benefits Hamas And ultimately the creation of an even larger state run by Hamas on Israel’s borders.
Key to the resolution’s adoption was the support of Arab and Muslim countries for a ceasefire and potentially contributing to an international force. The US Mission to the United Nations distributed a joint statement on Friday Queue, egypt, united arab emirates, saudi arabia, IndonesiaPakistan, Jordan and turkey Called for “rapid adoption” of the US resolution.
Russia had made its plan
The vote came amid hopes that Gaza’s fragile ceasefire would be preserved after the war began with a surprise Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed nearly 1,200 people. More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s more than two-year offensive, according to the Gaza health ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants but says the majority are women and children.
Russia suddenly last week circulated a rival resolution in strong language supporting a Palestinian state alongside Israel and insisting that the West Bank and Gaza be incorporated as a state under the Palestinian Authority.
It also removed references to the transitional board and asked the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Providing an alternative to an international force to provide security in Gaza and implementing a ceasefire plan, stressing the importance of the role of the Security Council.
What else does the American proposal say?
The US resolution calls for the stabilization force to ensure “the process of demilitarization of the Gaza Strip” and the “permanent cessation of arms flow from non-state armed groups.” A bigger question is how to disarm Hamas, which has not fully accepted that step.
It authorizes the force “to use all necessary measures to carry out its mandate in compliance with international law”, which is UN language for the use of military force.
The proposal states that stabilization troops would help secure border areas alongside a Palestinian police force, which they have trained and vetted, and that they would coordinate with other countries to secure the flow of humanitarian aid. It said the force should consult and cooperate closely with neighboring Egypt and Israel.
As soon as international forces establish control and bring stability, the proposal states that Israeli forces will withdraw from Gaza “based on standards, milestones and timelines related to demilitarization.” It says these must be agreed to by the stabilization force, Israeli forces, the US and the guarantors of the ceasefire.