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Ambassadors and representatives to the United Nations meet at the UN Security Council to vote on a US resolution on the Gaza peace plan at the UN Headquarters in New York City, November 17, 2025. — AFP
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The UN Security Council on Monday voted in favor of a US-drafted resolution that bolsters Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, which includes the deployment of an international force and a path to a future Palestinian state.
There were 13 votes in favor of the text, which US President Trump claimed would lead to “more peace around the world” just by shunning Russia and China – but no vetoes.
Trump posted on social media that the vote “to recognize and ratify the Peace Board, which I will chair … will go down as one of the greatest ratifications in the history of the United Nations, (and) will lead to more peace around the world.”
“Today’s resolution represents another important step that will provide prosperity to Gaza and an environment that will allow Israel to live in security,” US Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz said after the vote.
But Hamas, which is excluded by the resolution from any governing role in Gaza, said the resolution did not meet the “political and humanitarian demands and rights” of Palestinians.
The text, which was revised several times as a result of high-stakes negotiations, “endorses” the US president’s plan, allowing for a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the war-torn Palestinian territory on October 10.
On October 7, 2023, the Gaza Strip has been largely reduced to rubble after two years of fighting since Hamas attacked Israel.
The peace plan allows for the creation of an International Stabilization Force (ISF) that would work with Israel and Egypt and newly trained Palestinian police to help secure the border areas and dismantle the Gaza Strip.
The ISF is mandated to “permanently reject arms from non-state armed groups,” protect civilians and secure humanitarian aid corridors.
The path to a Palestinian state
It also allows for the establishment of a “Board of Peace” an interim governing body for Gaza.
In ominous language, the resolution mentions a possible future Palestinian state.
Once the Palestinian Authority requests reform and the reconstruction of Gaza continues, “the conditions may finally be in place for a credible path to Palestinian self-determination and statehood,” the text said. “
This incident has been strongly denied by Israel.
The resolution also called for the resumption of humanitarian aid delivery at scale by the United Nations, the ICRC and the Red Crescent.
“We also need to substantially increase our work to support the UN’s humanitarian efforts. This requires opening all crossings and ensuring that aid agencies and international NGOs can operate without disruption,” said James Kariwicki, a British ambassador to the UN.
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said before the vote that the resolution would “ensure that Hamas no longer poses any threat to Israel.”
Veto-wielding Russia circulated a competing draft, saying the US document did not go too far in supporting the creation of a Palestinian state.
Moscow’s text, seen by AFP, asked the council to express “its unwavering commitment to the vision of a two-state solution”.
Instead, it calls for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to come up with “mandates” on these issues, instead authorizing the deployment of a peace board or an international force.
“In practice, the members of the Security Council were not given time to act in good faith,” said Moscow’s Ambassador Vassily Nebanzia.
“The US document is another pig in a poke. In essence, the Council is giving its blessing to the US initiative based on Washington’s commitments, and giving the peace board full control over the Gaza Strip.”
The United States secured the backing of several Arab and Muslim-majority countries, publishing a joint statement of support for the text signed by Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Turkey.
