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Originally published by Citizen DigitalNovember 17, 2025
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UN Security Council set to vote on international force for Gaza
The Gaza Strip has been largely reduced to rubble after two years of fighting, sparked by Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023...
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The UN Security Council is set to vote on a US-drafted resolution Monday to bolster President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, which includes the deployment of an International Stabilization Force (ISF). This vote comes after a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold on October 10 following two years of fighting that began with Hamas's attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
- The US resolution endorses the peace plan, authorizes an ISF to secure border areas, demilitarize Gaza, and create a "Board of Peace", a transitional governing body with a mandate until the end of 2027.
- The draft also hints at a future Palestinian state, an idea firmly rejected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Russia has circulated a competing draft expressing "unwavering commitment" to a two-state solution but not authorizing an international force or Board of Peace yet, instead seeking options from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
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