Russia, China abstain as 13 other UNSC members vote in favor • Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon: Int'l community must commit to disarming Hamas, Israel will make sure it happens
The United Nations Security Council voted on Monday in support of US President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan and for a UN mandate to establish the International Stabilization Force (ISF) that is expected to be deployed to the Gaza Strip.
Out of the 15 UNSC members, 13 voted for the proposal, while Russia and China abstained.
The five permanent members of the UNSC are the US, UK, Russia, China, and France. 10 other countries hold temporary membership. Currently those positions are held by Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, South Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia.
Israel's ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, said before the session began that the "international community must commit to disarming Hamas, and Israel will make sure that this happens, one way or another."
Danon spoke at the UNSC debate, and emphasized that any plan for the future of the Gaza Strip requires "complete disarmament and the prevention of Hamas rearming," his office stated.
Hamas rejects UN Gaza resolution, says international force would become party to conflict
Hamas rejected the UNSC's passing of the resolution saying it fails to meet Palestinians' rights and demands and seeks to impose an international trusteeship on the Gaza Strip that Palestinians and "resistance factions" oppose."Assigning the international force with tasks and roles inside the Gaza Strip, including disarming the resistance, strips it of its neutrality, and turns it into a party to the conflict in favor of the occupation," the terror group added.
However, the Palestinian Authority issued a statement welcoming the resolution, and said it is ready to take part in its implementation. Diplomats said the authority's endorsement of the resolution last week was key to preventing a Russian veto.
Trump praises outcome as 'moment of true historic proportion'
US President Donald Trump praised the passing of the resolution as something that "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," in a post on Truth Social following the vote on Monday."Congratulations to 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," Trump wrote.
Trump thanked all 15 members of the UNSC, including abstaining countries, Russia and China, as well as "those Countries that weren’t on this Committee, but strongly backed the effort, including Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, and Jordan."
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