Overview
- The Security Council is expected to vote within days on a U.S.-backed resolution authorizing an International Stabilisation Force for Gaza.
- The draft envisions an ISF operating through December 2027 under a Board of Peace reportedly chaired by President Donald Trump, with tasks that include protecting civilians, securing aid corridors, and pursuing demilitarization.
- Washington has struggled to secure nations willing to conduct active disarmament, with many potential contributors signaling they would limit roles to peacekeeping.
- Israeli officials warn that starting reconstruction before Hamas is disarmed would endanger Israel’s security, as Israeli intelligence reports Hamas is reasserting governance and rebuilding military infrastructure.
- Moscow has circulated an alternative resolution that omits the Peace Board and asks the U.N. secretary-general to study force options, while U.S. drafts also reference a potential pathway to Palestinian self-determination tied to PA reforms and advanced reconstruction, with participation framed as in close consultation with Israel.