United Nations: The United Nations on Monday gave strong backing to the Trump administration’s blueprint for Gaza, marking a key step in US-led efforts to rebuild the territory and chart a potential path to Palestinian statehood following two years of conflict.

The Security Council voted 13-0, with Russia and China abstaining, to approve a US resolution that calls for an international stabilisation force to provide security in Gaza, establishes a transitional authority overseen by President Donald Trump, and outlines a possible future for an independent Palestinian state.

“This will go down as one of the biggest approvals in the History of the United Nations, will lead to further Peace all over the World, and is a moment of true Historic proportion!” Trump wrote on social media following the vote.

The resolution endorses Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan and builds on the fragile truce he helped broker with allies. Under the proposal, a yet-to-be-established Board of Peace, headed by Trump, will serve as a transitional authority, while the international force will have a broad mandate to oversee Gaza’s borders, provide security, and work toward demilitarisation. The authorisation for both the board and the force runs until the end of 2027.

Arab and other Muslim countries had indicated that UN approval was essential before committing troops to the international force. Hamas, however, opposed the measure, arguing it “does not meet the Palestinian people’s political and humanitarian demands and rights.”

US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz described the resolution as “another significant step towards a stable Gaza that will be able to prosper and an environment that will allow Israel to live in security.”

The resolution was shaped by nearly two weeks of negotiations, during which Arab nations and Palestinian representatives pressed the US to strengthen language regarding Palestinian self-determination. While the resolution does not set a definitive timeline for statehood, it states that “the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood” after Gaza’s reconstruction and Palestinian Authority reforms.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has opposed Palestinian statehood, though Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon expressed gratitude for Trump’s role in brokering the ceasefire, saying Israel is “grateful to Trump for leading peace to the Middle East.”

Algeria’s UN Ambassador Amar Bendjama praised Trump’s efforts but stressed that “genuine peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved without justice, justice for the Palestinian people.”

The resolution also addresses the role of the international force in disarming Hamas, authorising it “to use all necessary measures to carry out its mandate” in line with international law. It calls for coordination with neighbouring Egypt and Israel and oversight of Palestinian police trained and vetted by the force. Israeli forces are expected to withdraw from Gaza according to standards and milestones agreed upon by the stabilisation force, Israel, the US, and ceasefire guarantors.

Trump said that members of the Board of Peace will be named in the coming weeks, alongside “many more exciting announcements,” as the international community moves to stabilise the region after the October 2023 conflict in which more than 69,000 Palestinians were reported killed, alongside roughly 1,200 Israelis.