Overview

• The France–Saudi drafted “Declaration of New York” passed 142–10 with 12 abstentions, condemning Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks and demanding it free hostages and disarm.
• The text urges an end to the Gaza war and envisions a temporary international stabilization mission in Gaza, which would require a UN Security Council mandate.
• Israel and the United States opposed the measure; Israel’s envoy Danny Danon called it a hollow gesture and US diplomat Morgan Ortagus labeled it a gift for Hamas.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated “there will be no Palestinian state” while advancing settlement plans around Maale Adumim in the occupied West Bank.
• As diplomacy intensifies, the Israeli army says more than 250,000 residents have left Gaza City in recent weeks during expanded operations.