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The United States has called on the United Nations Security Council to officially back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump\u2019s Gaza peace plan, warning that Palestinians could suffer \u201cgrave consequences\u201d if it does not.<\/p>\n
The call came as Russia presented the council with its own \u201ccounter-proposal\u201d on Gaza, challenging Washington\u2019s draft, according to a copy seen by the Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n list of 3 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n A spokesperson for the US mission to the UN said in a Thursday statement that \u201cattempts to sow discord\u201d around Washington\u2019s resolution would only result in \u201cgrave, tangible, and entirely avoidable consequences\u201d for Palestinians in Gaza should the ceasefire break down and Israel resume its assault.<\/p>\n The US mission formally circulated its draft resolution to the 15 UNSC members last week for negotiations on the wording and substance of the text.<\/p>\n According to a draft of the text seen by the AFP news agency, it would authorise a two-year mandate running until the end of 2027 for a transitional governance body in Gaza \u2013 known as the \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d \u2013 that Trump would chair.<\/p>\n It would also authorise member states to form a \u201ctemporary International Stabilization Force (ISF)\u201d that would work on the \u201cpermanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups\u201d in Gaza, protect civilians and secure humanitarian aid corridors.<\/p>\n The ISF would also work with Israel, Egypt, and newly trained Palestinian police to help secure border areas and demilitarise the enclave.<\/p>\n Trump has ruled out sending US troops into Gaza as part of the proposed 20,000-strong force.<\/p>\n Washington says discussions have been held with Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye and Azerbaijan about contributing to the force, but reservations remain about sending soldiers due to fears they could come into direct conflict with Hamas.<\/p>\n Unlike previous drafts, the latest iteration also references a possible future Palestinian state, saying \u201cconditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood\u201d once the Palestinian Authority (PA) has carried out the requested reforms.<\/p>\n \u201cThe United States will establish a dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians to agree on a political horizon for peaceful and prosperous coexistence,\u201d the resolution adds.<\/p>\n US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he was optimistic the resolution would be adopted, saying \u201cgood progress\u201d was being made on negotiations around its language.<\/p>\n But despite broad support for a \u201cBoard of Peace\u201d among UNSC members, serious questions remain regarding the lack of any mention in the text of any oversight mechanism for the body, the PA\u2019s future role, or concrete details about the ISF\u2019s mandate, AFP reports.<\/p>\n With these significant question marks still hanging over the US proposal, Russia presented its own counter-resolution to the UNSC on Thursday.<\/p>\n \u201cThe objective of our draft is to enable the Security Council to develop a balanced, acceptable, and unified approach toward achieving a sustainable cessation of hostilities,\u201d the note said.<\/p>\n On October 8, Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his much-touted 20-point peace plan for Gaza, pausing the two-year conflict which has seen Israeli forces kill at least 69,179 people in the enclave.<\/p>\n The deal has also facilitated the exchange of Israeli captives held in the enclave \u2013 alive and deceased \u2013 for Palestinian prisoners, as well as the partial withdrawal of Israeli troops and the entry of some humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n While the ceasefire remains in place, Israel has repeatedly violated the agreement with near-daily attacks that have killed hundreds of Palestinians.<\/p>\n Pointing to this \u201cfragile\u201d ceasefire in its Thursday note to the UNSC, the US mission urged the body to \u201cunite and move forward to secure the peace that is desperately needed\u201d by backing Washington\u2019s resolution.<\/p>\n \u201c[It\u2019s a] historic moment to pave a path towards enduring peace in the Middle East,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The United States has called on the United Nations Security Council to officially back its draft resolution aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump\u2019s Gaza peace plan, warning that Palestinians could suffer \u201cgrave consequences\u201d if it does not. 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