UN Security Council approves Trump's peace plan for Gaza

The UN Security Council has approved on Monday a US-drafted resolution supporting President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, which includes the establishment of an international stabilisation force, a transitional authority overseen by Trump, and envisions a possible path to an independent Palestinian state.

13 out of the 15 member states voted in favour of the resolution, with abstentions by Russia and China. The vote endorses Trump's 20-point ceasefire plan, which it laid out earlier in September.

The plan proposes the creation of an transitional authority called the "Board of Peace," a board led by Trump himself tasked to oversee governance and reconstruction in Gaza. The US president said members of the board will be named in the coming weeks.

The resolution also calls for an International Stabilisation Force to enter the Strip, which would be tasked with overseeing the borders, maintaining security, and demilitarising the territory.

Authorisation for both the board and force expire at the end of 2027.

Trump applauded the vote on his social media platform Truth Social, “This will go down as one of the biggest approvals in the History of the United Nations, will lead to further Peace all over the World, and is a moment of true Historic proportion!”

Hamas, on the other hand, opposed the resolution, claiming it fails to meet “Palestinian people’s political and humanitarian demands and rights.”

"Assigning the international force with tasks and roles inside the Gaza Strip, including disarming the resistance, strips it of its neutrality, and turns it into a party to the conflict in favor of the occupation," a statement by the group read.

Speaking at the Security Council on Monday, US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz called the resolution as "historic and constructive".

"Today's resolution represents another significant step towards a stable Gaza. That will be able to prosper and an environment that will allow Israel to live in security," he added.

The resolution had been under negotiation for two weeks, as Arab nations and Palestinians called on the United States to strengthen its language about Palestinian self-determination.

The proposal still does not give a timeline or guarantee for an independent state, and states that this would be possible following significant progress in Gaza's reconstruction and reforms of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which currently governs parts of the West Bank.

Ahead of the vote on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again repeated his opposition to a two-state solution.