{"id":15715,"date":"2025-11-18T12:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=15715"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T23:05:01","slug":"un-security-council-passes-us-resolution-on-trumps-gaza-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=15715","title":{"rendered":"UN Security Council passes US resolution on Trump&#8217;s Gaza plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b>Resolution authorises transitional authority and international stabilisation force<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Russia put forward rival resolution<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Palestinian Authority has backed resolution, Hamas is opposed<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The UN Security Council has passed a US-drafted resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump&#8217;s peace plan for Gaza and authorising an international stabilisation force for the Palestinian enclave.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-member council voted on the resolution at 5pm ET (11am NZT).<\/p>\n<p><i>*This story is being updated. Earlier reporting below:<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The UN Security Council is set to vote on a US-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump&#8217;s peace plan for Gaza and authorising an international stabilisation force for the Palestinian enclave.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas agreed last month to the first phase of Trump&#8217;s 20-point plan for Gaza &#8211; a ceasefire in their two-year war and a hostage-release deal &#8211; but a UN resolution is seen as vital to legitimise a transitional governance body and to reassure countries considering sending troops to Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-member council is scheduled to vote on the resolution at 5pm ET (11am NZT).<\/p>\n<p>The latest draft of the resolution, seen by Reuters, says member states can take part in the so-called Board of Peace envisioned as a transitional authority that would oversee reconstruction and economic\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/world\/578930\/heavy-rainfall-floods-the-camps-of-displaced-palestinians-in-gaza\">recovery of Gaza<\/a>. It also authorises the international stabilisation force, which would ensure a process of demilitarising Gaza, including by decommissioning weapons and destroying military infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s 20-point plan is included as an annex to the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>Russia, which holds a veto on the Security Council, signaled potential opposition to the resolution last week when it presented a rival resolution that requests the UN explore options for an international force in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>But a statement on Friday from the Palestinian Authority backing the US-drafted resolution bolstered its chances of passing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We expect broad support for the resolution,&#8221; said one diplomat at the UN, requesting anonymity to discuss negotiations on the resolution. &#8220;Although Russia has at times hinted at a possible veto, it would be difficult to oppose a text backed by Palestine and the region.&#8221; That would likely also be the case for China, which also holds a veto, the diplomat said.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution has proved controversial in Israel because it references a future possibility of statehood for the Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>The latest draft says the &#8220;conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood&#8221; once the Palestinian Authority has carried out a reform program and Gaza&#8217;s redevelopment has advanced.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under pressure from right-wing members of his government, said on Sunday that Israel remained opposed to a Palestinian state and pledged to demilitarise Gaza &#8220;the easy way or the hard way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas has so far refused to disarm. An umbrella group of Hamas-led Palestinian factions issued a statement late on Sunday against the resolution, calling it a dangerous step toward imposing foreign guardianship over the territory, and said the proposed resolution serves Israeli interests.<\/p>\n<p>Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resolution authorises transitional authority and international stabilisation force Russia put forward rival resolution Palestinian Authority has backed resolution, Hamas is opposed The UN Security Council has passed a US-drafted resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump&#8217;s peace plan for Gaza and authorising an international stabilisation force for the Palestinian enclave. 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