The United Nations Security Council has approved a US-drafted resolution legitimizing parts of the peace plan for Gaza.
The adopted resolution passed with 13 votes in favor, none against, while two abstained.
Under the measure, the UN formally supports two major elements of the plan:
First, the creation of a transitional “Board of Peace,” led by an international entity to be chaired by President Trump, which will oversee Gaza’s rebuilding.
Hamas will have no role in that governing body.
Second, the deployment of an International Stabilization Force that will secure the area, and ensure that Gaza is demilitarized.
However, the resolution does not explicitly order Hamas to leave Gaza.
President Trump celebrated the vote, calling it a “historic moment” and expressed his excitement for more announcements in the coming weeks.
The Palestinian Authority also welcomed the decision, saying it is ready to take part in the transition process.
Israel also gave their support, but its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took an even tougher stance.
In several posts online, Netanyahu again demanded that Hamas should disarm.
Days ago, he reiterated his opposition to a Palestinian statehood since the ceasefire commenced last October.
Hamas, meanwhile, rejected some part of the resolution.
The group reiterated that it will not disarm, and claims the resolution does not meet the political and humanitarian rights of Palestinians, rejecting what they described as an “international guardianship mechanism of Gaza.”
“This resolution detaches the Gaza Strip from the rest of the Palestinian geography and attempts to impose new realities away from our people’s principles and legitimate national rights, thereby depriving our people of their right to self-determination and the establishment of their Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital.”
For now, although the roadmap has been officially legitimized, raising uncertainty about whether the plan can be fully implemented is still a question.