A new American project regarding Gaza includes an international force and a transitional administration under UN supervision.

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Arab Gulf - Follow-ups: Disagreements continue between Washington and Tel Aviv regarding the American draft resolution on the Gaza Strip, amid anticipation of the Security Council session scheduled for this Monday evening to vote on the draft that has sparked widespread discussion in recent days. The United States has drafted an 11-paragraph resolution based on the provisions of US President Donald Trump's 20-point plan aimed at stopping the war in Gaza. According to the draft, an "international stabilization force" will assume responsibility for managing security in the sector as soon as it enters, replacing the Israeli army. The draft includes a key clause allowing the deployment of this international force inside Gaza, granting a "peace committee" - presumably headed by Trump - the authority to manage the sector temporarily until the end of December 2027, according to Agence France-Presse. The first paragraph focused on the need for all parties to the agreement to commit to a ceasefire, as the basic entry point for implementing the rest of the plan's provisions. The second paragraph witnessed an important amendment; it stipulated that after the implementation of a reform process within the Palestinian Authority and gradual progress in the redevelopment of Gaza, the appropriate conditions could be created to launch a credible path towards Palestinian self-determination and the establishment of a Palestinian state. In the same context, the draft clarified that Washington will work to establish a dialogue path between the Israelis and Palestinians to define a new political horizon that guarantees a stable and prosperous coexistence for both parties. The wording of this clause was also amended to emphasize that the "Peace Council" will be a transitional management body, not a fully empowered transitional government. The third paragraph was also amended by deleting a previous text that would have deprived any organization proven to have misused aid from receiving any future support, a clause that was the subject of widespread disagreement between international and humanitarian parties. In the fifth paragraph, the description "transitional" was added to the authority supervising the operational entities in the sector, as the draft stipulated that these entities would operate under the supervision of the Transitional Peace Council, funded by voluntary donor contributions and special funding mechanisms of the Council and supporting governments. As for the seventh clause, related to the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, it also witnessed a major amendment; the new wording now stipulates that the withdrawal will begin as soon as the international force succeeds in imposing stability and control on the ground, after the previous draft linked the withdrawal to agreed-upon stages related to the disarmament of armed groups, under the supervision of the international force, the guarantors, and the American side, while maintaining a surrounding security presence until it is certain that the threats have disappeared. It is worth mentioning that new amendments to the American draft resolution were published last Thursday, for the third time during the Security Council discussions. In contrast, Israeli political sources considered that the amended American draft includes clauses "unsuitable for Israel," including talk of a possible path to the establishment of a Palestinian state, in addition to a paragraph that deprives Israel of the right to object to the countries that will participate in sending peacekeeping forces. The newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" quoted an Israeli security official as saying, "We will not withdraw from Gaza before we are sure that there is not a single rifle that can be pointed at Israel again." The American draft resolution needs the support of nine members of the Security Council, provided that none of the permanent members use the veto. If adopted, the resolution will represent an actual transition to the second phase of the American-backed agreement, which was reached last October and contributed to stabilizing the ceasefire after two years of military conflict.