White smoke at the UN Security Council regarding Gaza: with abstentions from Moscow and Beijing and 13 votes in favor, the US resolution approving Donald Trump’s peace plan for the Gaza Strip and authorizing an international stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave that should also disarm Hamas, passed with the first steps at the UN Security Council. American Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz described the US resolution adopted by the UN body as “historic”.
– “Congratulations to the world on the extraordinary vote of the United Nations Security Council, held moments ago, which recognized and approved the Peace Council, which I will chair and will include the world’s most powerful and respected leaders. This will be remembered as one of the greatest agreements in the history of the United Nations, will lead to further peace throughout the world and is a truly historic moment!”: This is the truth of Donald Trump commenting on the approval of the US resolution on Gaza. The American President expressed his thanks “to the UN and all the countries that are members of the UN Security Council: China, Russia, France, the UK, Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, South Korea, Pakistan, Panama, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia. Thanks also to countries that are not part of this body, but strongly support this initiative, including Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey and Jordan. Council members and many other exciting announcements will be announced in the coming weeks.”
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“Under Donald Trump’s presidency, the United States will continue to deliver results with our partners,” he stressed, hailing “the opportunity to end decades of bloodshed and achieve lasting peace.” The start of the plan’s second, most difficult phase, following a ceasefire, prisoner exchange and partial withdrawal of the IDF from the Gaza Strip, depends on his approval. Uncertainty over possible vetoes from China and Russia weighs on the vote, as the country has put forward an alternative draft in recent days that does not mention demilitarization of Gaza, opposes Israel’s survival beyond the yellow line, does not mention a Peace Council for the enclave’s transitional administration (chaired by Trump himself) and entrusts the UN Secretary General with the task of evaluating “options for the deployment of the International Stabilization Force”. (thus taking them away from Washington). The same line is shared by China and Algeria.
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But apart from the most important Arab-Muslim countries (Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan and Turkey), the Palestinian Authority is also pushing for the immediate adoption of the American resolution, thereby strengthening the chances of approval. In fact, it would be difficult for Moscow and Beijing to oppose a text supported by Palestine and the entire region, as well as by many European countries. As expected at the last minute, the resolution received a majority vote (at least 9 out of 15), with Russia and China abstaining. To facilitate Moscow and Beijing’s vote, the draft resolution was renegotiated. The text stated that Security Council member states could participate in the so-called Peace Council (which serves until 31 December 2027) and that “conditions may finally be ripe for a credible path to Palestinian self-determination and statehood”, once the Palestinian Authority has implemented its program of reform and Gaza reconstruction has made progress. For international stabilization forces, consisting of Muslim-majority countries, the task of ensuring the demilitarization process of Gaza, including disarmament and destruction of Hamas military infrastructure, still remains. Therefore, it is understandable that the harshest criticism comes from Hamas and Israel.
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A group of Palestinian factions led by Hamas published a statement on Sunday opposing the resolution, calling it a dangerous step in implementing foreign surveillance in the region and arguing that the proposal benefits Israel’s interests. Additionally, any clauses relating to disarmament in Gaza or weakening “the Palestinian people’s right to resist” were rejected. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under pressure from his government’s right-wing ministers, reiterated that Israel remains opposed to a Palestinian state and has vowed to demilitarize Gaza “at all costs”. Meanwhile, Israel had to deal with protests against the evacuation of the illegal Tzur Misgavi outpost, in the West Bank: several Israeli police officers were injured in fierce clashes with settlers, dozens of whom tried to barricade themselves at the site by “attacking security forces by throwing stones and iron rods, as well as burning tires and vehicles.” Other clashes occurred in the village of Jaba’a, near Bethlehem, which caused fires in vehicles and houses.
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