Difficult statehood for Palestine. Israel: We will not agree to the creation of a terrorist state

Israel will not agree to the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state in the heart of the Land of Israel, wrote the country's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Sunday. The UN Security Council will vote on Monday on a resolution supporting the US president's plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

“Israel will not agree to the establishment of a Palestinian terrorist state in the heart of the Land of Israel, at an insignificant distance from all its population centers,” wrote the head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the X website.

The draft of the proposed Security Council resolution contains the entirety of Donald Trump's 20-point plan, which was also supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Times of Israel website recalled.

The plan 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.”

The draft resolution submitted to the UNSC provides for, among others: the creation of the International Stabilization Force (ISF), which will be responsible for securing the borders of the Gaza Strip with Israel and Egypt, ensuring the safety of the civilian population and humanitarian zones, as well as training and cooperation with the new Palestinian police forces, Axios reported. (PAP)

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