The text salutes the Comprehensive Plan announced by President Trump on September 29. The first phase of the 20-point plan led to the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel days later.
Transition administration
The resolution also welcomes the establishment of a Board of Peace (BoP) “as a transitional administration” in Gaza that will coordinate reconstruction efforts.
It authorizes the BOP to establish a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza “to deploy under a unified command acceptable to the BOP.”
The countries will contribute personnel to the force “in close consultation and cooperation” with Egypt and Israel.
‘Charting a new course’
“Thank you for joining us in charting a new course in the Middle East for Israelis and Palestinians and for all people in the region alike,” U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz said after the vote.
“Today’s resolution represents another significant step towards a stable Gaza that can prosper and an environment that allows Israel to live in security.”
He said the ISF will “stabilize the security environment, support the demilitarization of Gaza, dismantle terrorist infrastructure, dismantle weapons and maintain the safety of Palestinian civilians.”
Algerian Ambassador Amar Bendjama acknowledged the efforts made by President Trump to promote peace around the world, but stressed that genuine peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved “without justice for the Palestinian people who have waited for decades for the establishment of their independent State.”
He noted that the text has received the support of Arab and Muslim countries and that “the Palestinian Authority at the highest level has openly welcomed the initiative.”
Explaining Russia’s decision to abstain, Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya said the Council was in essence “giving its blessing to an American initiative on the basis of Washington’s promises” and “giving full control over the Gaza Strip to the Peace Board and the ISF, about the modalities of which we know nothing so far.”