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UN Security Council Backs U.S. Plan for Gaza, Establishing International Force and Interim 'Council of Peace'

Trump will name the interim council later, with force composition plus deployment details still pending.

Overview

  • The Council adopted the U.S.-sponsored resolution 13–0, with Russia and China abstaining.
  • The measure creates International Stabilization Forces authorized to use "all necessary measures" to demilitarize Gaza, seize weapons, secure borders, and provide security.
  • The force will include troops from several Arab countries, and Israeli forces will leave once control transfers to the international contingent.
  • A transitional Council of Peace will oversee external governance in Gaza, which Trump says he will lead, with membership to be announced later and Tony Blair mentioned in reports as a potential participant.
  • Hamas condemned the resolution as non-neutral and warned against efforts to disarm it, while Russian official Kirill Dmitriev said Moscow's abstention enabled the measure’s passage.