Nov. 17 (UPI) — The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a draft resolution supporting U.S. President Donald Trump‘s 20-point peace plan for Gaza, which would include the establishment of an international security force and a transitional government.
The plan, if approved, would see a Board of Peace put in place for two years in Gaza that would work to disarm Hamas and other militants, according to the draft resolution viewed by CNN. This body would be overseen by Trump and would control redevelopment of Gaza.
In addition to an international security force, a Palestinian police force would be created and trained by Egypt. Previous police forces in Gaza were operated by Hamas.
Hamas issued a statement overnight calling the draft resolution under consideration “dangerous” and an “attempt to subject the Gaza Strip to international authority,” according to the BBC. The group rejected disarmament efforts.
The Trump administration put forth the 20-point peace plan in September, the basis for a suspension of most fighting and a hostage and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
Though Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu originally agreed to the plan, some members of the Israeli government have opposed it, CNN reported. The plan could be vetoed by China or Russia, the latter of which has proposed its own plan.
The plan also proposes a possible separate Palestinian state, added later under pressure from Arab States. Netanyahu, though, pushed back against the idea.
