UN to vote on Trump’s Gaza peace proposal

The resolution, submitted by the United States, would mandate the deployment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) and the establishment of a transitional regime there.

The United States says several unidentified countries have offered to contribute to the ISF, although it is unclear whether this would be needed to ensure Hamas's disarmament or to act as a peacekeeping force.

Its formation is a key plank of Trump's 20-point plan, which last month brokered a ceasefire in the two-year war between Israel and Hamas.

The resolution also raises the possibility of a Palestinian state – something Israel strongly opposes.

The draft resolution has been intensely debated, and Washington has warned that any vote against it could lead to a return to war with Israel.

In addition to authorizing the ISF, which would work with Israel and Egypt – Gaza's southern neighbors – the draft also calls for the creation of a newly trained Palestinian police force in Gaza. Until now, the police there have operated under Hamas.

According to reports of the latest draft, part of the ISF's role will be to "permanently cease the arms embargo of non-state armed groups – including Hamas –" as well as protect civilians and humanitarian aid routes.

This would require Hamas to surrender its weapons – which it is required to do under Trump's peace plan.

But in a statement published overnight, Hamas called the draft resolution "dangerous" and "an attempt to subordinate the Gaza Strip to international authority."

It said Palestinian factions reject any clauses that involve the disarmament of Gaza or undermining the "right of resistance of the Palestinian people."

The statement also rejected any foreign military presence inside the Gaza Strip, stating that it would violate Palestinian sovereignty.

The draft supports the formation of a peace board, expected to be chaired by President Trump, which would oversee a body of Palestinian technocrats who would temporarily administer Gaza and oversee its redevelopment.

Following pressure from major Arab countries, the latest text mentions a possible future Palestinian state, although it is not stated as a goal.

Nevertheless, the inclusion of such a reference prompted a sharp reaction from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as his ruling coalition partners criticized the draft, including threatening to leave the government if Netanyahu did not object.

"Regarding a Palestinian state," he said on Sunday, "our opposition to a Palestinian state in any territory west of the Jordan [River], this opposition is existing, valid, and has not changed one bit."

Trump's peace plan effectively suspended fighting between Israel and Hamas, which has been ongoing since an attack on Israel by Hamas-led gunmen on October 7, 2023. That attack killed approximately 1,200 people and took 251 hostages.

According to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, more than 69,483 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military action in Gaza since then.