“The demilitarization of Hamas is a basic condition of the peace agreement,” the Israeli envoy to the United Nations said. “There will be no future in Gaza as long as Hamas possesses weapons.”
The U.N. Security Council voted 13-0 on Monday to adopt a U.S.-drafted resolution on the future of Gaza, as Russia and China forewent their veto power and abstained on the vote.
“We stand at a crossroads. Today, we have the power to douse the flames and light a path to peace,” said Mike Waltz, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, before the vote.
The resolution codifies a mandate for Washington and partners to create and implement an international stabilization force in Gaza and what U.S. President Donald Trump has called a Board of Peace, which he will lead and which will serve as a transitional government authority.