UAE leaders greet Abbas, crucial UN vote on US Gaza plan tomorrow

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day.

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, sent similar messages to the Palestenian President and to Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa.

UNSC VOTE: The UN Security Council (UNSC) will vote on Monday on a resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, diplomats said.

Last week The United States officially launched negotiations within the |5-member Security Council on a text that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war between Israel and Hamas and endorse Trump's plan.

A draft of the resolution seen Thursday by media “welcomes the establishment of the Board of Peace,” a transitional governing body for Gaza - that Trump would theoretically chair - with a mandate running until the end of 2027.

It would authorise member states to form a “temporary International Stabilisation Force (ISF)" that would work with Israel and Egypt and newly trained Palestinian police to help secure border areas and demilitarize the Gaza Strip.

Unlike previous drafts, the latest mentions a possible future Palestinian state.