UN Security Council approves US-brokered Gaza peace plan
Central to the document is the creation of a Board of Peace (BoP) - described as a "transitional administration" for Gaza - tasked with overseeing reconstruction and political coordination.
The UN Security Council has approved a US-crafted blueprint for Gaza's transition after two years of war, endorsing President Donald Trump's "Comprehensive Plan" and authorising the deployment of an international stabilisation force in the enclave.
Resolution 2803 (2025) passed on Monday with 13 votes in favour and none against.
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China and Russia abstained, signalling unease over the breadth of Washington's role in shaping Gaza's post-war order.
The resolution welcomes the 20-point plan unveiled by Trump on September 29, which produced a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas days later.
Central to the document is the creation of a Board of Peace (BoP) - described as a "transitional administration" for Gaza - tasked with overseeing reconstruction and political coordination.
The Council also authorised the BoP to establish a temporary International Stabilisation Force (ISF) under a unified command acceptable to the new authority. Troop contributors will operate "in close consultation and cooperation" with Israel and Egypt.
America's ambassador, Mike Waltz, hailed the vote as "a new course in the Middle East", arguing the ISF would "stabilise the security environment, support the demilitarisation of Gaza, dismantle terrorist infrastructure and maintain the safety of Palestinian civilians."
Arab support was notably more guarded. Algeria's envoy, Amar Bendjama, welcomed the diplomatic effort but insisted that "genuine peace cannot be achieved without justice for the Palestinian people who have waited for decades for the establishment of their independent state".
He noted that the Palestinian Authority had endorsed the initiative at its highest levels.
Russia's ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya, explained Moscow's abstention by accusing the Council of "giving its blessing to a US initiative based on Washington's promises" and handing control of Gaza's future to the BoP and the ISF, "the modalities of which we know nothing about so far".
The vote marks a rare moment of alignment among major powers over Gaza, though the abstentions from Beijing and Moscow stress the geopolitical caution surrounding a process now largely steered from Washington.
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