The United States, along with Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey, have called on the Council to “expedite” the adoption of the draft resolution. In a joint statement, the United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Turkey announced their support for the project, which mandates the formation of an international stabilization force, expressing hope that it will be adopted quickly.
Washington launched negotiations last week within the Security Council on a text that follows up on the ceasefire in the two-year-long war between Israel and Hamas and represents direct support for Trump’s plan. The United States and its partners affirmed that the plan “provides a practical path towards peace and stability” for the Palestinian and Israeli peoples and the region as a whole.
The draft resolution provides for the establishment of a “Peace Council,” a transitional governing body in Gaza to be headed by Trump in theory until the end of 2027. It also allows member states to form a “temporary international stabilization force” to work in coordination with Israel, Egypt, and newly trained Palestinian police to control the borders and disarm the Gaza Strip.
Unlike previous drafts, the text refers to the possibility of a future Palestinian state.
In contrast, Russia has distributed a competing draft resolution that does not mention the establishment of the Peace Council or the immediate deployment of an international force in Gaza. The Russian draft welcomes the “initiative that led to the ceasefire” without mentioning Trump, and calls on the Secretary-General of the United Nations to submit a report including options for implementing the plan’s provisions and the possibility of deploying an international stabilization force.
The United States describes the ceasefire in Gaza as “fragile,” warning of the dangers of rejecting its draft. U.S. Representative to the United Nations Mike Waltz wrote in the Washington Post that “any refusal to support the resolution is a vote for the continuation of Hamas rule or a return to war with Israel.”
Although members of the Council show public support for the principles of the peace plan, diplomatic sources indicated that there are questions about the American text, particularly regarding the absence of a monitoring mechanism overseen by the Council, the role of the Palestinian Authority, and details of the mandate of Israeli security forces.
In a statement, the Russian mission affirmed that its alternative draft is characterized by the inclusion of the principle of a “two-state solution” in the settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
