The UN Security Council voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza and authorising an international stabilisation force for the Palestinian territory on Monday.
The vote gives formal backing to a framework that includes a ceasefire, a hostage-release deal and the creation of a transitional governing structure.
Israel and Hamas agreed last month to the first phase of the 20-point plan, but the resolution is viewed as essential for countries assessing whether to send troops.
The text allows member states to participate in the Trump-chaired Board of Peace, which would oversee Gaza’s reconstruction and economic recovery.
It also authorises a force tasked with demilitarising Gaza by removing weapons and dismantling military infrastructure.
Hamas rejected the decision, saying the resolution imposes an external guardianship and insisting it will not disarm. The group reiterated that its actions constitute legitimate resistance against Israeli occupation.
U.S. ambassador Mike Waltz said the plan outlines a path toward Palestinian self-determination and aims to dismantle Hamas’s hold on the territory. He described the vote as opening space for “rockets to give way to olive branches” and for a political horizon to emerge.
Russia and China abstained, arguing the resolution sidelines the UN and grants broad authority to the Board of Peace and the stabilisation force without clear details. Their abstentions allowed the text to pass despite earlier objections from Moscow.
The Palestinian Authority welcomed the resolution and signalled readiness to help implement it. Diplomats said the Authority’s support was crucial in preventing a Russian veto.
Trump celebrated the outcome as a “moment of historic proportion,” promising further announcements about the Board of Peace in the coming weeks.
The resolution contains language on a potential “credible pathway” to Palestinian statehood once reforms are enacted and Gaza’s redevelopment progresses.
The reference has sparked controversy in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government remains opposed to a Palestinian state and vowed to demilitarise Gaza “the easy way or the hard way.”
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