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U.S. Drafts U.N. Plan for Gaza Stabilization Force With Two-Year Mandate

A Security Council vote is targeted within weeks, with unresolved troop lineups, demilitarization wording, potential vetoes from China or Russia.

Overview

  • The draft, shared with select governments but not formally tabled to the full Council, would authorize an International Stabilization/Security Force through the end of 2027 and seek initial deployments by January 2026.
  • The proposed force is described as an enforcement mission empowered to take all necessary measures to protect civilians and aid corridors, secure border areas, and train and support a newly vetted Palestinian police force.
  • The text tasks the mission with demilitarizing Gaza, including the permanent decommissioning of weapons held by non‑state armed groups, a mandate widely read as enabling action if Hamas does not disarm.
  • The plan pairs the force with a transitional Board of Peace that President Donald Trump has said he will chair, overseeing a technocratic Palestinian committee for civil administration and coordinating aid, with financing channels envisioned through institutions such as the World Bank.
  • U.S. ground troops would not deploy, and potential contributors like Indonesia, UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and Azerbaijan link participation to the final mandate, as Israel signals objections to Turkish troops and negotiators weigh language that could avoid a Russian or Chinese veto.