Resolution 2803 (2025) received 13 votes in favor and none against, with permanent members China and Russia abstaining.
The text welcomes the comprehensive plan announced by President Trump on September 29. The first phase of the 20-point plan led to the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel a few days later.
Transitional administration
The resolution also welcomes the creation of a Peace Council (BoP) “as a transitional administration” in Gaza that will coordinate reconstruction efforts.
It authorizes the BoP to establish a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza “to be deployed under a unified command acceptable to the BoP.”
The countries will provide personnel to the force “in close consultation and cooperation” with Egypt and Israel.
“Charting a new path”
“Thank you for joining us in charting a new path in the Middle East for Israelis, Palestinians and all people in the region,” US Ambassador Mike Waltz said after the vote.
“Today’s resolution represents another important step toward a stable Gaza that can prosper and an environment that will allow Israel to live in security. »
He said the ISF will “stabilize the security environment, support the demilitarization of Gaza, dismantle terrorist infrastructure, decommission weapons and maintain the security of Palestinian civilians.”
Algerian Ambassador Amar Bendjama acknowledged President Trump’s efforts to advance world peace – but stressed that true peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved “without justice for the Palestinian people who have waited decades for the creation of their independent state.”
He noted that the text received the support of Arab and Muslim countries and that “the Palestinian Authority, at the highest level, openly welcomed the initiative.”
In explaining Russia’s decision to abstain, Ambassador Vasily Nebenzya said the Council was “in essence giving its blessing to a US initiative based on Washington’s promises” and “giving full control of the Gaza Strip to the Peace Council and the ISF, about which we know nothing so far.”
Originally published at Almouwatin.com
