US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz called the resolution “historic and constructive” and emphasized that it was the beginning of a new chapter in the Middle East. “Today's resolution is another significant step toward a stable Gaza Strip that can prosper and an environment that allows Israel to live in security,” Waltz said, quoted by AP.
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Which countries voted for the UN resolution?
What does the document regarding the Gaza Strip provide?
Who will chair the Peace Council?
How did Hamas react to the disarmament proposal?
Main assumptions of the resolution
The document provides, among others, creation of the International Stabilization Force (ISF), responsible for securing the borders of the Gaza Strip with Israel and Egypt, ensuring the security of the civilian population and humanitarian zones, as well as training and cooperation with the new Palestinian police forces.
According to the US president's 20-point plan, the Gaza Strip would be managed by an apolitical Palestinian administration, supervised by the Peace Council, to be chaired by Trump.
The resolution states that with the demilitarization and reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and the reform of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, “conditions may finally be created for a credible path to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”
Hamas on Monday rejected the disarmament proposal included in the American draft resolution. The Palestinian group argues that disarmament would be a violation of the “right to resistance” and “an attempt to subject the Gaza Strip to international authority.”
Russia, which abstained from the vote, proposed its own draft resolution, which included a proposal to create an ISF, but made no reference to the Peace Council.
