NEW YORK — The United States Mission to the United Nations circulated a draft Security Council resolution on November 3, 2026 authorising an International Stabilization Force for Gaza, to operate under a Board of Peace for at least two years, with authority to use all necessary measures.
The draft gives effect to President Donald Trump's 20-Point Comprehensive Plan endorsed at Sharm Al-Sheikh in October 2025. The draft authorises the Board of Peace — a new multilateral governance body — to establish and direct the force, which would operate for a period of at least two years.
The resolution is described in U.S. government materials as giving operational effect to the 20-point plan, the framework endorsed by more than 20 countries at Sharm Al-Sheikh on October 13. The draft specifies that the force will operate "in cooperation with Egypt and Israel."
The force would be charged with stabilising the security environment in Gaza by ensuring the demilitarisation of the territory, including the destruction and prevention of rebuilding of military, terror and offensive infrastructure, as well as the permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups. It would also secure Gaza's borders.
The U.S. Mission distributed a joint statement with Qatar, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan and Turkey calling for "swift adoption" of the U.S. proposal. Arab and Muslim countries had indicated Security Council authorisation was essential for troop participation.
The draft circulated as Israel's coalition negotiations entered a second week after its October 27 election produced no clear winner, with no government yet formed to implement the force's architecture. The force's mandate would run until the end of 2027, although it could be extended through a future decision by the Security Council.
