UNSC backs Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza

The UN Security Council has adopted a draft resolution endorsing US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan and authorising the establishment of an international stabilisation force in the enclave, with the American leader describing it as a “moment of true historic proportion”.

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The resolution was adopted in the 15-nation Council on Monday evening with 13 votes in favour, none against, and abstentions by China and Russia

(REUTERS)

The US-drafted resolution was adopted in the 15-nation Council on Monday evening with 13 votes in favour, none against, and abstentions by China and Russia.

It endorsed Trump’s ‘Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict’ announced on September 29, which envisions Gaza as a “deradicalised terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbours” and is redeveloped for the benefit of its population. The resolution also welcomed the establishment of a ‘Board of Peace’ (BoP), described as a “transitional administration” with international legal personality that will set the framework and coordinate funding for Gaza's reconstruction under the plan.

Trump, in a social media post, welcomed the Council’s adoption of the resolution, describing it as “a moment of true historic proportion”.

“It 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,” he wrote.

Trump said he will chair the Board, which will “include the most powerful and respected Leaders throughout the world”.