The resolution, based on Trump’s 20-point plan, calls for the creation of International Stabilization Forces (ISF) to secure Gaza’s borders with Israel and Egypt, protect civilians and humanitarian zones, and train and work with new Palestinian police units.
Under the plan, Gaza would be governed by an apolitical Palestinian administration under the supervision of the Board of Peace. The resolution says that, together with the demilitarization and reconstruction of Gaza and reforms of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, this “may finally create conditions for a credible path to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”
“Congratulations to the World on the incredible Vote of the United Nations Security Council, just moments ago, acknowledging and endorsing the BOARD OF PEACE, which will be chaired by me, and include the most powerful and respected Leaders throughout the World,” Trump wrote on his social-media platform Truth Social.
He thanked all Security Council members — China, Russia, France, Britain, Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, South Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia — and also expressed gratitude to other states that supported the U.S. project, including Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey and Jordan.
Trump added that “the members of the Board, and many more exciting announcements, will be made in the coming weeks.”
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz hailed the resolution as “historic and constructive,” saying it marked the start of a new phase in the Middle East. The vote was “another significant step toward a stable Gaza that can prosper, and an environment that will allow Israel to live in security,” he said, according to AP.
Hamas rejected the plan, especially provisions on disarmament, calling them a “violation of the right to resistance.” The group also opposes international oversight through the Board of Peace, describing it as “an attempt to place the Gaza Strip under international authority.”
Russia had submitted its own draft on Gaza that also envisaged creating ISF but did not include the Board of Peace.
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Source: PAP, Polskie Radio 24