Overview
- Council members are slated to vote Monday on a U.S.-backed resolution authorizing an International Stabilisation Force in Gaza with a mandate through 2027 and a transitional Board of Peace chaired by President Trump.
- The latest U.S. draft says reforms within the Palestinian Authority could create a credible pathway to self-determination, drawing support from several Arab and Muslim-majority states and sharp criticism from Israel’s far-right ministers.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly reaffirmed opposition to a Palestinian state after coalition partners Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir demanded a firm rejection and threatened political consequences.
- Israeli officials warn the United States may try to advance reconstruction before Hamas is disarmed, as Washington struggles to recruit troop contributors and weighs interim options that Jerusalem says it cannot accept.
- Russia circulated a competing text that drops the proposed force and asks the UN secretary-general to study implementation options, while leaked planning around a limited 'green zone' has heightened concerns over Palestinian marginalization.