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US, several Arab states urge 'swift adoption' of UN Gaza resolution

A draft of the resolution seen Thursday by AFP "welcomes the establishment of the Board of Peace," a transitional governing body for Gaza, which Trump would theoretically chair, with a mandate running until the end of 2027.

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United Nations, United States
Sat, November 15, 2025 Published on Nov. 15, 2025 Published on 2025-11-15T09:49:16+07:00

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A displacement camp in Gaza City is seen in this photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025. The United States on Nov. 13 called on the United Nations Security Council to unite and back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering the US president's peace plan for Gaza, warning that Palestinians could otherwise suffer “grave“ consequences. A displacement camp in Gaza City is seen in this photo taken on Nov. 14, 2025. The United States on Nov. 13 called on the United Nations Security Council to unite and back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering the US president's peace plan for Gaza, warning that Palestinians could otherwise suffer “grave“ consequences. (AFP/Omar Al-Qattaa)

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he United States and several Arab and Muslim-majority nations including Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey called Friday for the United Nations Security Council to quickly adopt a US resolution endorsing Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza.

"The United States, Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Türkiye express our joint support for the Security Council Resolution currently under consideration," the countries said in a joint statement, adding they were seeking the measure's "swift adoption."

Last week the Americans officially launched negotiations within the 15-member Security Council on a text that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war between Israel and Hamas and endorse Trump's plan.

A draft of the resolution seen Thursday by AFP "welcomes the establishment of the Board of Peace," a transitional governing body for Gaza, which Trump would theoretically chair, with a mandate running until the end of 2027.

It would authorize member states to form a "temporary International Stabilization Force [ISF]" that would work with Israel and Egypt and newly trained Palestinian police to help secure border areas and demilitarize the Gaza Strip.

Unlike previous drafts, the latest mentions a possible future Palestinian state.

Friday's joint statement comes as Russia circulated a competing draft resolution to Council members that does not authorize the creation of a board of peace or the immediate deployment of an international force in Gaza, according to the text seen Friday by AFP.

The Russian version welcomes "the initiative that led to the ceasefire" but does not name Trump.

It also only calls on the UN secretary-general to submit a report that addresses the possibilities of deploying an international stabilization force in war-ravaged Gaza.

The US has called the ceasefire "fragile," and warned Friday of the risks of not adopting its draft.

"Any refusal to back this resolution is a vote either for the continued reign of Hamas terrorists or for the return to war with Israel, condemning the region and its people to perpetual conflict," the US ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, wrote in The Washington Post.

"Every departure from this path, be it by those who wish to play political games or to relitigate the past, will come with a real human cost."

While it seemed until now that Council members supported principles of the peace plan, diplomatic sources noted there were questions about the US text, particularly regarding the absence of a monitoring mechanism by the Council, the role of the Palestinian Authority, and details of the ISF's mandate.

The Russian UN mission said in a statement that its alternative proposal differed by recognizing the principle of a "two-State solution for the Israeli-Palestinian settlement."

"Unfortunately, these provisions were not given due regard in the US draft," it said.

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