Overview
- The resolution passed 13–0 with Russia and China abstaining, authorizing a mandate through late 2027 and allowing the force to use “all necessary measures.”
- The plan creates a transitional Peace Board to run Gaza’s recovery; U.S. envoy Mike Waltz said President Trump will chair it, with a Palestinian technocratic committee handling daily administration.
- An International Stabilization Force of roughly 20,000 is envisaged to secure borders, train Palestinian police, and advance demilitarization, with Israeli withdrawal tied to milestones linked to disarmament and security.
- The text adds conditional language toward Palestinian self-determination, stating a credible pathway could emerge only after Palestinian Authority reforms and reconstruction progress.
- Hamas rejected the measure as stripping any force of neutrality by tasking it with disarmament, civilian casualties in Gaza continue during the fragile truce, and Germany will lift its arms-export curbs to Israel on Nov. 24.