UN Security Council adopts Trump's Gaza Peace Plan, including mandate for int'l security force

The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a U.S.-backed resolution to formalize the Gaza Peace Plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump, including the creation of an administrative “Board of Peace” and an International Stabilization Force (ISF) to provide security.

The resolution was adopted with 13-0 votes, with two abstentions coming from Russia and China.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the adoption of the resolution, saying that Israel believes Trump’s plan “will lead to peace and prosperity because it insists upon full demilitarization, disarmament and the deradicalization of Gaza.”

The statement noted that Israel now expects “to receive all of the deceased hostages with no delay. And to begin the process of disarming and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip and ending Hamas’ rule over Gaza per President Trump’s and US Ambassador to the UN Waltz’s statements.”

“Israel extends its hand in peace and prosperity to all of our neighbors and calls on them to normalize relations with Israel and join us in expelling Hamas and its supporters from the region,” the statement closed.

🚨 United Nations Security Council acknowledges and endorses President Trump's BOARD OF PEACE. pic.twitter.com/Qam0XpkLqx

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) November 17, 2025

President Trump congratulated the world “on the incredible Vote of the United Nations Security Council, just moments ago, acknowledging and endorsing the BOARD OF PEACE, which will be chaired by me, and include the most powerful and respected Leaders throughout the World.”

“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,” he added, thanking the countries on the Security Council as well as the Arab nations that backed his plan.

The resolution’s adoption was also welcomed by the Palestinian Authority, as it states that once the PA undergoes reforms and the reconstruction of Gaza has advanced, “conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”

The #US draft resolution on #Gaza is in blue and due to be voted on at 5 pm today (NY Time). Most diplomats I've spoken to expect it will pass and that #Russia and #China would not veto it. It's never done until it's done but that's where things stand currently. https://t.co/Hhx4RuViVw pic.twitter.com/bBWrSzI1bh

— Rami Ayari (@Raminho) November 17, 2025

The PA added it remains willing to work with the Trump administration, EU, Muslim states and others to implement the plan “in a way that ends the suffering of our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, and advances the political path leading to peace, security, and stability between Palestinians and Israelis, based on the two-state solution grounded in international law and international legitimacy.”

The real-world impact of the resolution is yet unclear, as Hamas, which continues to reject demilitarization and still hasn’t released all hostage remains, quickly rejected it.

In a statement, the terror group said the resolution “imposes on the Gaza Strip an international guardianship mechanism and a mechanism intended to achieve the goals of the occupation.”

It particularly objected to granting the ISF the power to dismantle its weapons and military infrastructure, which it said violated the principle of neutrality for such a force, arguing it “must be present only along the borders and be fully subject to the United Nations.”

Despite Netanyahu’s statement, the resolution continues to be hotly debated across Israel’s political spectrum.

Avigdor Liberman, leader of the hawkish opposition party Yisrael Beitenu party said the resolution “is a result of the Israeli government’s failed conduct.”

“The decision led to a Palestinian state, a Saudi nuclear [program] and F-35 planes for Turkey and Saudi Arabia,” he wrote, adding that it “is a fire sale of Israel’s security. The face of the Middle East is changing, and not to our benefit.”

While several coalition leaders have pressured Netanyahu over the resolution’s inclusion of language suggesting a “pathway” toward Palestinian statehood, others are arguing that the resolution effectively constitutes an acknowledgement of Israel’s victory in the war.

Eugene Kontorovich, an Israeli professor of law at George Mason University and member of the right-wing Kohelet think tank, wrote that the resolution “makes clear that a Palestinian State does NOT exist. This should be the death knell for ICC proceedings, and embarrass all who have pretended otherwise - from Paris & London, to int'l law academia. The Council makes clear that there is no legal or practical obligation to create a Palestinian state.”

Writing on 𝕏, Kontorovich continued: “Crucially, the Resolution sets out a vision where peace is not contingent on Israeli territorial withdraws in the West Bank… Moreover, the new Res authorizes indefinite Israeli presence in Gaza buffer. No wonder Palestinian groups opposed it.”