Overview
- The United States has circulated a draft Security Council resolution that backs President Trump’s Gaza plan and includes deploying an international force.
- U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz convened the Council’s ten elected members and regional partners Egypt, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkey to build support for the text.
- Diplomatic sources say several countries, including Indonesia, have signaled readiness to contribute, contingent on formal authorization by the Security Council.
- The force envisioned in the October 10 ceasefire would be largely composed of Arab and Muslim countries and would supervise security as Israeli forces withdraw.
- Gaza’s humanitarian situation remains very precarious nearly a month into the truce.