Overview
- The latest U.S. draft would authorize a two-year transitional administration in Gaza and an International Stabilisation Force to oversee security and demilitarisation, with phased IDF withdrawal tied to milestones.
- New language for the first time links progress on Palestinian Authority reforms and Gaza redevelopment to a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood, with a U.S.-led dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians.
- The proposal retains a contested Board of Peace to steer governance and reconstruction, drawing objections from Russia, China and some Arab states over mandate, oversight and the Palestinian Authority’s role.
- Russia circulated a counter-draft that drops the Board of Peace and asks the UN secretary-general to present options for an international stabilisation force.
- Diplomats say the text was put under a Security Council silence procedure as several potential troop contributors balked or set conditions, including the UAE, Jordan, and Azerbaijan, with Turkey excluded at Israel’s request.