The plan involves the establishment of a ‘Board of Peace’ to govern Gaza until 2027, which Trump says he would chair, and authorises an ‘International Stabilisation Force’ to disarm armed groups and protect civilians. It was supported by 13 members of the U.N. Security Council on Monday.
Brussels officials offered their praise on Tuesday, describing the vote as “an important step in advancing the comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict.” EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni said:
It consolidates the ceasefire, enables humanitarian access at scale and opens the way for early recovery, reconstruction and institutional reform in Gaza.
Palestine’s foreign ministry has also welcomed the move, stressing “the urgent need to immediately implement this resolution on the ground.”
And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has hailed the fact that it will lead to “peace and prosperity because it insists upon full demilitarisation, disarmament and the deradicalisation of Gaza.”
It is no wonder, then, that Hamas is not pleased and has complained: “This resolution does not meet the level of our Palestinian people’s political and humanitarian demands and rights.”
It remains to be seen whether the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)—which critics describe as “rotten to the core” due to links to Hamas—can continue operating in Gaza under this deal.
According to The Guardian, the British government managed to insert a “reference to the delivery of aid in line with international law into the resolution text, a reference that keeps open a role for UNRWA”. But recent statements from Washington suggest that the agency could soon be on its way out altogether.
Michael Curzon is a news writer for europeanconservative.com based in England’s Midlands. He is also Editor of Bournbrook Magazine, which he founded in 2019, and previously wrote for London’s Express Online. His Twitter handle is @MichaelCurzon_.
