UN approves international force in Gaza at Trump's proposal. Hamas rejects the resolution: “It does not respond to the demands of the Palestinian people”
The UN Security Council on Monday adopted the resolution supported by the United States regarding the peace plan of American President Donald Trump for the Gaza Strip, which provides for the sending of an international force. While most states voted in favor of the text, Hamas condemns the measure, saying it ignores Palestinian rights.
The UN Security Council approves an international force in Gaza PHOTO: Profimedia
The UN Security Council on Monday approved the peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump for the Gaza Strip. The document includes the deployment of an international force intended to stabilize the area after the ceasefire established in October.
Out of the 15 members of the Council, 13 voted in favor of the resolution. Russia and China abstained. The American ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, described the text as “historical and constructive”.
The US resolution, negotiated and amended several times in recent weeks, supports the plan that led, on October 10, to the establishment of a fragile truce between Israel and Hamas, after two years of intense conflict marked by the bloody attack committed by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7, 2023.
Hamas reaction: “An international guardianship over the Gaza Strip”
Shortly after the vote, Hamas harshly criticized the Council's decision. The Islamist movement claims that the resolution “does not respond to political and human demands and rights” of the Palestinian people.
“The resolution imposes an international guardianship mechanism on the Gaza Strip, which our people, its forces and its component groups reject, and imposes a mechanism aimed at achieving Israel's goals”Hamas sent in an official statement, according to Agerpres.
Criticisms are particularly aimed at the plan to establish an international force, whose duties include “disarmament” to the Palestinian groups in Gaza, a subject considered unacceptable by the organization.
Fragile truce, strong tensions
The plan approved by the UN is based on the truce established on October 10, an agreement considered essential by Washington to avoid the resurgence of violence. The United States warned during the negotiations that blocking the resolution could lead to “a new war” in the region.
While the UN tries to impose an international framework for the stabilization of the Gaza Strip, the firm rejection by Hamas announces a difficult road for the implementation of the plan.
