The United States has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for a two-year mandate to establish a transitional administration in the Gaza Strip and create an international force responsible for security and disarmament.
According to the US mission to the UN, Ambassador Mike Waltz shared the text with the council’s 10 elected members as well as with Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, and Türkiye.
The three-page draft, obtained by The National, “welcomes the establishment of the Board of Peace", described as a transitional governing body with international legal standing that would co-ordinate funding and set the framework for the redevelopment of Gaza.
The proposed Board of Peace would operate until the Palestinian Authority completes a comprehensive reform program, as outlined in the US administration’s “Comprehensive Plan.”
A representative of the US mission said, “Under President [Donald] Trump’s bold leadership, the United States will again deliver results at the UN, not endless talk.”
The resolution grants members of the Board of Peace the authority to “enter into such arrangements as may be necessary” to meet the plan’s objectives, including the creation of “operational entities” to oversee Gaza’s transitional government. These entities would supervise and support a technocratic, non-partisan Palestinian committee responsible for day-to-day administration.
The text adds that a transitional governance administration, including oversight of a Palestinian technocratic, apolitical committee composed of qualified figures from Gaza, as called for by the Arab League, would assume responsibility for the civil service and administration in the Strip.
According to the US draft, these new structures would operate under the supervision of the Board of Peace and be funded through voluntary contributions from donor states.
The resolution calls on “the World Bank and other financial institutions to facilitate and provide financial resources to support the reconstruction and development of Gaza (...) including the establishment of a dedicated trust fund for this purpose and governed by donors.”
It also authorizes the creation of a temporary International Stabilization Force in Gaza empowered to “use all necessary measures to carry out its mandate consistent with international law, including international humanitarian law.”
The establishment of such a force was part of the agreement that produced the fragile October 10 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, ending two years of fighting sparked by the October 7, 2023 attacks.
Under that deal, troops from Arab and Muslim countries would be deployed in Gaza to oversee security as Israeli forces withdraw.
The draft notes that the proposed International Stabilization Force would coordinate with Israel and Egypt without affecting existing agreements between them and would operate alongside a newly trained and vetted Palestinian police service.
The force’s two-year mandate would cover the stabilization of Gaza’s security environment, ensuring demilitarization of the Strip, destruction and prevention of rebuilding of military and offensive infrastructure, and the permanent decommissioning of weapons held by non-state armed groups.
Observers noted that the draft resolution is likely to face political obstacles and differences, as several countries are awaiting a clear Security Council mandate before committing to send forces to Gaza.
