NEW YORK CITY: The US mission to the UN on Wednesday said that key regional partners, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, have thrown their weight behind its draft resolution for Gaza.
The development signals a diplomatic push within the UN Security Council to advance a two-year transitional mandate for the war-torn enclave, and the deployment of an international stabilization force.
During a meeting convened by the US ambassador to the UN, Mike Waltz, the 10 elected, non-permanent members of the council (Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Somalia), joined by regional states including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and the UAE, expressed support for the Washington-led initiative, a spokesperson for the US mission said.
The draft resolution endorses the creation of a transitional governance body, a so-called “Board of Peace.” Control of Gaza would therefore be transferred out of the hands of Hamas, and demilitarization would be imposed on the group.
The draft resolution also authorizes the deployment of an “International Stabilization Force” in Gaza that would operate under a two-year UN mandate. It would have the authority to use “all necessary measures” to protect civilians, oversee flows of humanitarian aid, secure zones along the borders with Israel and Egypt, demilitarize non-state actors, and train a new Palestinian police force.
