The U.S. resolution received backing from several Arab nations but faced pushback from Israel, as well as a rival proposal from Russia, which abstained.

The United States has stepped up calls for U.N. consensus on its plan for Gaza as Russia is circulating a rival proposal.

The US is moving on from sometimes appearing to go it alone, or even be isolated, to using US influence in the world to achieve goals.

Russia and China abstained in the vote, which provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.

The UNSC passed a regime change resolution against Gaza this Monday, effectively issuing a mandate for an invasion force.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday, November 17, 2025, approved a U.S. draft resolution establishing a transitional government and an International Stabilization Force (ISF) in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday applauded the United Nations’ approval of the Trump administration’s blueprint to secure and govern Gaza, while Hamas rejected the plan as a foreign instrument of control.

U.S. pushes U.N. Security Council to authorize international force in Gaza through 2027 under Trump's 20-point plan, with deployment planned by January 2025.

The measure comes just over a month after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect Oct. 10, with its first phase nearing its end.