Palestinian Voices Absent from U.S.-Run Center Planning Gaza’s Future
U.S. and Israeli soldiers, foreign diplomats and aid workers are congregated in a warehouse in Israel to talk about the future of Gaza. One key group is missing: Palestinians.
U.S. and Israeli soldiers, foreign diplomats and aid workers are congregated in a warehouse in Israel to talk about the future of Gaza. One key group is missing: Palestinians.
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 Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.
The Trump administration wants the Security Council to adopt a resolution that has the 20-point U.S. plan annexed, effectively making it international law.
The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.
The alternative, Ambassador Michael Waltz bluntly told diplomats, was to watch the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas give way to a return to war.
A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear.
A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear.
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, clarified a succession plan after more than two decades in control. He said if he vacated his role, his deputy would rule for a short period until elections could be held.
Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, clarified a succession plan after more than two decades in control. He said if he vacated his role, his deputy would rule for a short period until elections could be held.