Palestinian resistance factions have rejected a U.S. draft resolution proposing an international stabilisation force in the Gaza Strip, warning it seeks to impose external control over the territory and undermine Palestinian sovereignty.
The joint statement, issued ahead of a scheduled United Nations Security Council vote on the draft, described the plan as paving the way for “foreign guardianship” over Gaza and sidelining Palestinian decision-making.
They insisted that any humanitarian or security effort must operate through Palestinian institutions, under full UN oversight, and without becoming a political instrument or security apparatus.
The factions rejected any clause that would involve disarmament in Gaza or divert from their internationally recognised right to resist occupation.
They also criticised language in the draft resolution that they say would turn aid into leverage, weaken the role of the UN agency UNRWA and effectively reshape Gaza’s internal reality via a foreign-run mechanism.
The statement stressed that any discussion over arms must remain a national matter tied to a political process that ends Israeli occupation and secures a Palestinian state.
The groups labelled the proposed international role as effectively serving the Israeli occupation if it coordinated with Israeli forces, and they called for any future force to fall under direct UN command, liaise only with official Palestinian bodies and restrict its tasks to protecting civilians, ensuring aid delivery and separating forces.
They also rejected any foreign bases, trusteeship or foreign military presence in Gaza, calling those a direct assault on Palestinian sovereignty.
The factions called for an Arab-Islamic framework for Gaza’s administration, advocating for a transitional Palestinian technocrat committee to take over from Hamas, rooted in the “free Palestinian will” and maintaining unity of land, people and institutions.
The draft resolution is tied to the second phase of President Donald Trump’s Gaza plan, which introduced the idea of an international force and outlined a pathway toward statehood.
The ceasefire went into effect on 10 October under Egyptian-Qatari-U.S.-Turkish mediation, but the planned transition into security and administrative arrangements has been delayed amid Israeli objections and continued violence in the Strip.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's aircraft was nearly struck by a drone while departing Moldova on ...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they attacked two U.S. vessels and eight oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, calling the st...
Georgia’s International Maritime Forum has closed in Batumi with officials setting out investment targets, timelines and technical plans aime...
Four people were killed, including a child, in Ukrainian strikes on the Russian port city of Novorossiysk overnight, according to the governor of the Krasnodar region. Ukraine's drone forces commander, Robert Brovdi, said Russian military ships were destroyed in the attacks.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said its forces destroyed five Iranian crude oil carriers after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) allegedly launched two ballistic missile attacks against a U.S. Navy warship over the past two days.
Wildfires have broken out in Türkiye’s Antalya province, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate as strong winds fuelled the flames.
Indonesia has reopened Jakarta's main airport and four others after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced widespread flight cancellations, though fresh eruptions have kept authorities on alert.
Kazakhstan is stepping up investment in the Middle Corridor as rising freight volumes and demand for more diverse trade links drive the rapid expansion of the route connecting Asia and Europe.
Georgia’s International Maritime Forum has closed in Batumi with officials setting out investment targets, timelines and technical plans aimed at expanding the Middle Corridor and strengthening the country’s role in global trade.
Iran says it has delivered on its promise of a “faster, heavier and more painful” response to Washington, striking U.S. bases, warships and commercial vessels early on Wednesday.
Central Asian foreign ministers have marked 20 years since a landmark nuclear-free treaty, reaffirming their commitment to regional security, nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament.
Saudi Arabia’s international leisure tourism industry is forecast to grow by 93 per cent between 2025 and 2030, as the kingdom expands beyond religious travel. The figures were presented during WTM Spotlight Riyadh, where industry leaders discussed the growing tourism market.
You can download the AnewZ application from Play Store and the App Store.
What is your opinion on this topic?
Leave the first comment