On Wednesday, November 12, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was optimistic that the United Nations Security Council would finalize a resolution on Gaza supporting an international security force.
After G7 foreign ministers met in Canada, the politician told reporters
I think we’re making good progress on the language of the resolution and hopefully we’ll have action on it very soon.
Rubio added that the U.S. was speaking with various countries about ways to “balance their interests here, and how that’s structured beyond just the security force.”
Last week, the U.S. began circulating a draft resolution that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war, championed by President Donald Trump.
While the Trump administration has long criticized the United Nations, several countries have said they need authorization from the Security Council before deploying troops to Gaza.
Rubio said the deployment of the international force was crucial both to allowing more assistance into the Palestinian territory and to sidelining—not rewarding—Hamas.
If you really want to see a huge uptick, not just in humanitarian assistance, but redevelopment, you’re going to need to have security.
