The draft resolution, which underwent multiple revisions during negotiations within the Council, affirms its support for the plan that led to the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on October 10.
The latest version of the project calls for the creation of an "international stabilization force" operating in coordination with Israel, Egypt, and the newly trained Palestinian police, with the aim of securing border areas and disarming the Gaza Strip. The force's tasks also include the permanent disarmament of unofficial armed groups, the protection of civilians, and the opening of humanitarian corridors.
The plan also stipulates the formation of a "Peace Council," a transitional governing body for Gaza, supposedly to be headed by Trump, with its mandate lasting until the end of 2027.
For the first time, the draft refers to the possibility of a future Palestinian state, stating that the completion of the required reforms by the Palestinian Authority and the start of reconstruction could create the conditions for a credible path towards self-determination and the establishment of a Palestinian state.
This clause provoked outright rejection from Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed during his government meeting on Sunday that "Israel's opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state on any part of the land has not changed."
Russian opposition and an alternative draft resolution
In contrast, Russia, which has veto power, submitted a competing draft resolution, which it believes does not give sufficient support to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Russian text calls on the Security Council to reaffirm its explicit commitment to a two-state solution, without referring to the establishment of a peace council or the deployment of an international force at present, but rather asks the Secretary-General of the United Nations to present options in this regard.
Faced with Russian reservations and the hesitation of some countries, the United States intensified its efforts to rally support, considering any opposition to the American project an "attempt to sow division."
Its ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, wrote in the Washington Post that "rejecting the resolution is a vote for the continuation of Hamas rule or for a return to war with Israel."
Earlier on Monday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Aty and his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi discussed the latest arrangements regarding the draft resolution.
On Friday, the permanent missions of Turkey, the United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan and Jordan to the United Nations issued a joint statement announcing their support for the US draft resolution submitted to the Security Council.
The project was drafted by Washington after extensive consultations with members of the Council and regional partners, and was followed by a Palestinian welcome, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.
The Gaza agreement, brokered by Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and Turkey, came into effect on October 10, amid ongoing Israeli violations and obstruction of the transition to the second phase of the agreement, which concerns security and administrative arrangements in the Gaza Strip and Israeli withdrawals.
The agreement ended a genocide in Gaza, which Israel began on October 8, 2023 with American support, and which lasted for two years, leaving more than 69,000 Palestinian martyrs, more than 170,000 wounded, and massive destruction affecting 90% of the civilian infrastructure in the sector.