Overview
- The U.S. resolution would establish a Peace Board to run Gaza for two years and deploy an International Stabilization Force to protect aid, support reconstruction and oversee the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups, with Israeli withdrawals tied to milestones.
- Approval is uncertain as Russia, with China’s backing, has circulated an alternative text and a veto remains possible, while no country has committed troops to the proposed force and the U.S. says it will not send ground units.
- Israeli leaders reiterate opposition to a Palestinian state as far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir urges arrests and “targeted killings” of Palestinian Authority officials if the UN backs statehood, increasing pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Conditions in Gaza worsen with winter rains flooding displacement camps and tight Israeli controls on relief deliveries; Hamas calls for opening crossings, especially Rafah, to allow urgent shipments of tents and prefabricated shelters.
- Germany will lift its August restrictions on military exports to Israel on November 24, citing a stabilized ceasefire and humanitarian efforts, a decision welcomed by Israel’s foreign minister.