The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved the peace plan for the Gaza Strip proposed by Donald Trump: it includes, among other things, the creation and sending of an “International Stabilization Force” (also known by its English acronym ISF) to the region. According to the plan, this security force, which will be created with the cooperation of Egypt and Israel, should maintain peace until Hamas is disarmed and until Gaza is rebuilt and able to form an autonomous government. To date, few details have been explained regarding the composition and function of these forces.
The proposal also provides for the total withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, once the ISF is able to control it, and the creation of a kind of transitional government led by Trump: the government should organize the security of the territory, the distribution of humanitarian aid and reconstruction. The stabilization force should address the disarmament of Hamas and train an independent Palestinian police force (the one currently operating in the Gaza Strip is run by Hamas). The text of the approved proposal also contains references to the creation of a future Palestinian state.
The text approved by the Security Council was the “second phase” of Donald Trump’s initial proposal, which Israel and Hamas accepted in October, initiating a ceasefire that has largely been implemented. The first phase in recent weeks led to the release of all surviving hostages by Hamas and the return of the remains of many hostages and dead soldiers to Israel. In return, Israel freed hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Of the 15 member countries of the Security Council, 13 voted in favor, and China and Russia abstained.
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