UN Security Council Prepares to Vote on Trump Backed Gaza Peace Plan and International Stabilisation Force

The United Nations Security Council is preparing to vote on a United States backed draft resolution supporting former president Donald Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. The proposal would authorize the deployment of an International Stabilisation Force and establish temporary governance structures in the war torn territory.

The draft text, submitted by Washington, calls for the creation of the International Stabilisation Force, or ISF, and outlines the framework for a transitional administration in Gaza. United States officials say several unnamed countries have expressed willingness to contribute personnel to the force, though it remains unclear whether its primary mission would be disarming Hamas or acting as a peacekeeping and security unit. The ISF is a core element of Trump’s twenty point plan, which helped secure a ceasefire last month after two years of violent conflict between Israel and Hamas.

The resolution also includes language acknowledging the possibility of a future Palestinian state, a topic that has provoked strong opposition from Israel. The mention of statehood was included after extensive negotiations and pressure from key Arab nations, though the text stops short of formally endorsing Palestinian independence.

According to details in the latest version of the draft, the ISF would cooperate with Israel, Egypt and a newly trained Palestinian police force in Gaza. The police force would replace the previous security structure that operated under Hamas. One of the ISF’s central tasks would be overseeing the permanent decommissioning of weapons held by non state armed groups, including Hamas, and ensuring the safety of civilians and humanitarian corridors.

Hamas, in a statement released overnight, rejected the draft resolution entirely. The group described the proposal as dangerous and an attempt to place Gaza under international control. It insisted that Palestinians would not accept any calls for disarmament, nor would they accept the presence of foreign troops inside Gaza, which they said would violate their sovereignty. Hamas maintains that resisting occupation is a national right.

The draft resolution also calls for the creation of a Board of Peace, which would oversee a temporary body of Palestinian technocrats responsible for governing Gaza and leading reconstruction efforts. Trump is expected to chair this board if the resolution is adopted.

The inclusion of language hinting at Palestinian statehood drew immediate criticism from members of Israel’s governing coalition. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, facing pressure from far right allies threatening to withdraw from his government, reiterated that Israel remains firmly opposed to a Palestinian state in any territory west of the Jordan River. He said this position has not changed.

The Gaza conflict effectively paused after Trump’s plan took effect, following the Hamas led attack on October seven two thousand twenty three, which left around one thousand two hundred people dead and more than two hundred fifty taken hostage. Since then, Israel’s military response has killed more than sixty nine thousand four hundred Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.